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貓咪

貓咪

See also: 猫咪

Chinese

		cat; pussy	sound to call cat
trad. (貓咪)		貓	咪
simp. (猫咪)		猫	咪

Noun

貓咪

kitty; kitty cat

References

“Entry #11960”, in 臺灣閩南語常用詞辭典 [Dictionary of Frequently-Used Taiwan Minnan] (in Chinese and Min Nan), Ministry of Education, R.O.C., 2011.

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): māomī

(Zhuyin): ㄇㄠㄇㄧ
Cantonese (Jyutping): maau¹ mai¹
Min Nan (POJ): niau-bî / niau-mi / niau-mî

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
  - Pinyin: māomī
  - Zhuyin: ㄇㄠㄇㄧ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: mhaumhi
  - IPA ^(key): /mɑʊ̯⁵⁵ mi⁵⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: maau¹ mai¹
  - Yale: māau māi
  - Cantonese Pinyin: maau¹ mai¹
  - IPA ^(key): /mɑːu̯⁵⁵ mɐi̯⁵⁵/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Kaohsiung)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: niau-bî
  - Tâi-lô: niau-bî
  - Phofsit Daibuun: niau'bii
  - IPA (Xiamen): /niaʊ⁴⁴⁻²² bi²⁴/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /niaʊ³³ bi²⁴/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /niaʊ⁴⁴⁻³³ bi²³/
- (Hokkien: Zhangzhou, variant in Taiwan)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: niau-mi
  - Tâi-lô: niau-mi
  - Phofsit Daibuun: niaumy
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /niaʊ⁴⁴⁻²² mi⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Taipei): /niaʊ⁴⁴⁻³³ mi⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /niaʊ⁴⁴⁻³³ mi⁴⁴/
- (Hokkien: Magong)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: niau-mî
  - Tâi-lô: niau-mî
  - Phofsit Daibuun: niaumii