馬猴

Chinese

		horse; surname	monkey
trad. (馬猴)		馬	猴
simp. (马猴)		马	猴

Etymology

Likely cognate with 沐猴 (OC *moːɡ ɡoː, “macaque”), 母猴 (OC *mɯʔ ɡoː, “macaque”) and 獼猴 (OC *mnel ɡoː, “macaque”).

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): mǎhóu

(Zhuyin): ㄇㄚˇ ㄏㄡˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): maa⁵ hau⁴

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: mǎhóu
  - Zhuyin: ㄇㄚˇ ㄏㄡˊ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: mǎhóu
  - Wade–Giles: ma³-hou²
  - Yale: mǎ-hóu
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: maahour
  - Palladius: махоу (maxou)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /mä²¹⁴⁻²¹ xoʊ̯³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: maa⁵ hau⁴
  - Yale: máh hàuh
  - Cantonese Pinyin: maa⁵ hau⁴
  - Guangdong Romanization: ma⁵ heo⁴
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /maː¹³ hɐu̯²¹/

Noun

馬猴

macaque

Synonyms

獼猴／猕猴 (míhóu)

Derived terms

馬猴燒酒／马猴烧酒 (mǎhóu shāojiǔ)

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