狗狗

Chinese

		dog	dog
simp. and trad. (狗狗)		狗	狗
alternative forms		狗勾 gǒugōu

Etymology

Reduplicative diminutive.

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): gǒugou, gǒugōu

(Zhuyin): ㄍㄡˇ ˙ㄍㄡ, ㄍㄡˇ ㄍㄡ
Cantonese (Jyutping): gau² gau²
Wu (Wugniu)
- (Northern): ⁵keu-keu

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: gǒugou
  - Zhuyin: ㄍㄡˇ ˙ㄍㄡ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: gǒugo̊u
  - Wade–Giles: kou³-kou⁵
  - Yale: gǒu-gou
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: goou.gou
  - Palladius: гоугоу (gougou)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /koʊ̯²¹⁴ g̊oʊ̯⁴/
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: gǒugōu
  - Zhuyin: ㄍㄡˇ ㄍㄡ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: gǒugou
  - Wade–Giles: kou³-kou¹
  - Yale: gǒu-gōu
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: goougou
  - Palladius: гоугоу (gougou)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /koʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ koʊ̯⁵⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
  - Jyutping: gau² gau²
  - Yale: gáu gáu
  - Cantonese Pinyin: gau² gau²
  - Guangdong Romanization: geo² geo²
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kɐu̯³⁵ kɐu̯³⁵/
  - Homophones:
    ^edit
    ^edit
    久久
    赳赳
Wu
- (Shanghai):
  - Wugniu: ⁵keu-keu
  - MiniDict: keu^去 keu
  - Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): ²keu-keu
  - Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /kɤ³³ kɤ⁴⁴/

Noun

狗狗

(childish or endearing) puppy; doggy

Synonyms

(puppy): 小狗 (xiǎogǒu), 小狗狗 (xiǎogǒugou)

Derived terms

小狗狗

This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.