牧羊犬

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Chinese

		to raise sheep and/or goats	dog
simp. and trad. (牧羊犬)		牧羊	犬

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): mùyángquǎn

(Zhuyin): ㄇㄨˋ ㄧㄤˊ ㄑㄩㄢˇ
Cantonese (Jyutping): muk⁶ joeng⁴ hyun²

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: mùyángquǎn
  - Zhuyin: ㄇㄨˋ ㄧㄤˊ ㄑㄩㄢˇ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: mùyángcyuǎn
  - Wade–Giles: mu⁴-yang²-chʻüan³
  - Yale: mù-yáng-chywǎn
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: muhyangcheuan
  - Palladius: муянцюань (mujancjuanʹ)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /mu⁵¹ jɑŋ³⁵ t͡ɕʰy̯ɛn²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: muk⁶ joeng⁴ hyun²
  - Yale: muhk yèuhng hyún
  - Cantonese Pinyin: muk⁹ joeng⁴ hyn²
  - Guangdong Romanization: mug⁶ yêng⁴ hün²
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /mʊk̚² jœːŋ²¹ hyːn³⁵/

Noun

牧羊犬

sheepdog

Derived terms

邊境牧羊犬 / 边境牧羊犬 (biānjìng mùyángquǎn)

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (牧羊犬):

→ Japanese: 牧羊犬(ぼくようけん) (bokuyōken)
→ Korean: 목양견(牧羊犬) (mogyanggyeon)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
牧	羊	犬
ぼく Grade: 4	よう Grade: 3	けん Grade: 1
on'yomi

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) ぼくよーけん (Heiban – )
IPA^(key):

Noun

牧(ぼく)羊(よう)犬(けん) • (bokuyōken) ^{←ぼくやうけん (bokuyauken)^?}

sheep dog, sheepdog

References

^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN

Korean

Hanja in this term
牧	羊	犬

Noun

牧羊犬 • (mogyanggyeon) (hangeul 목양견)

hanja form^? of 목양견 (“sheepdog”)

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