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綠帽子

綠帽子

See also: 绿帽子

Chinese

		green	hat
trad. (綠帽子)		綠	帽子
simp. (绿帽子)		绿	帽子

Noun

綠帽子

green hat
(figuratively)
1. (戴～) to cuckold another person, to have sex with another person's wife
2. (被戴～) to have a cheating wife

Derived terms

戴綠帽子／戴绿帽子 (dài lǜmàozi)

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): lǜmàozi

(Zhuyin): ㄌㄩˋ ㄇㄠˋ ㄗ˙
Cantonese (Jyutping): luk⁶ mou⁶ zi²

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
  - Pinyin: lǜmàozi
  - Zhuyin: ㄌㄩˋ ㄇㄠˋ ㄗ˙
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: liwmaw.tzy
  - IPA ^(key): /ly⁵¹⁻⁵³ mɑʊ̯⁵¹ d͡z̥z̩¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: luk⁶ mou⁶ zi²
  - Yale: luhk mouh jí
  - Cantonese Pinyin: luk⁹ mou⁶ dzi²
  - IPA ^(key): /lʊk̚² mou̯²² t͡siː³⁵/