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游牧

游牧

See also: 遊牧

Chinese

		to walk; to tour; to roam to walk; to tour; to roam; to swim; to travel	shepherd
trad. (游牧/遊牧)		游/遊	牧
simp. (游牧)		游	牧

Verb

游牧

to move around in search of pasture; to live as a nomad

Adjective

游牧

nomadic

Derived terms

游牧民族 (yóumù mínzú)

游牧生活 (yóumù shēnghuó)

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (游牧):

Japanese: 遊牧 (ゆうぼく) ‎(yūboku)
Korean: 유목 (遊牧, yumok)
Vietnamese: du mục ‎(游牧)

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): yóumù

(Zhuyin): ㄧㄡˊ ㄇㄨˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): jau⁴ muk⁶
Hakka (Sixian, PFS): yù-mu̍k
Min Nan (POJ): iû-bo̍k

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
  - Pinyin: yóumù
  - Zhuyin: ㄧㄡˊ ㄇㄨˋ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: youmuh
  - IPA ^(key): /i̯oʊ̯³⁵ mu⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: jau⁴ muk⁶
  - Yale: yàuh muhk
  - Cantonese Pinyin: jau⁴ muk⁹
  - IPA ^(key): /jɐu̯²¹ mʊk̚²/
Hakka
- (Northern Sixian, incl. Miaoli)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: yù-mu̍k
  - Hakka Romanization System: iuˇ mug
  - Hagfa Pinyim: yiu² mug⁶
  - IPA: /i̯u¹¹ muk̚⁵/
- (Southern Sixian, incl. Meinong)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: yù-mu̍k
  - Hakka Romanization System: (r)iuˇ mug
  - Hagfa Pinyim: yiu² mug⁶
  - IPA: /(j)i̯u¹¹ muk̚⁵/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: iû-bo̍k
  - Tâi-lô: iû-bo̍k
  - Phofsit Daibuun: iu'bok
  - IPA (Xiamen): /iu²⁴⁻²² bɔk̚⁴/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /iu²⁴⁻²² bɔk̚²⁴/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /iu¹³⁻²² bɔk̚¹²¹/
  - IPA (Taipei): /iu²⁴⁻¹¹ bɔk̚⁴/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /iu²³⁻³³ bɔk̚⁴/