福爾摩斯
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Chinese
| phonetic | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (福爾摩斯) | 福 | 爾 | 摩 | 斯 | |
| simp. (福尔摩斯) | 福 | 尔 | 摩 | 斯 | |
Etymology
Borrowed from English Holmes, with influence from Xiamen Hokkien in the translation by Huang Ding (黃鼎) and Zhang Zaixin (張在新). Initially in the form 福而摩司 , changed to the current form in 《續包探案》 . (Can this(+) etymology be sourced?)
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- Cantonese (Jyutping): fuk1 ji5 mo1 si1
- Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): Hok-ní-mô͘-su
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: Fú'ěrmósī
- Zhuyin: ㄈㄨˊ ㄦˇ ㄇㄛˊ ㄙ
- Tongyong Pinyin: Fú-ěrmósih
- Wade–Giles: Fu2-êrh3-mo2-ssŭ1
- Yale: Fú-ěr-mwó-sz̄
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Fwueelmosy
- Palladius: Фуэрмосы (Fuermosy)
- Sinological IPA (key): /fu³⁵ ˀɤɻ²¹⁴⁻²¹ mu̯ɔ³⁵ sz̩⁵⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: fuk1 ji5 mo1 si1
- Yale: fūk yíh mō sī
- Cantonese Pinyin: fuk7 ji5 mo1 si1
- Guangdong Romanization: fug1 yi5 mo1 xi1
- Sinological IPA (key): /fʊk̚⁵ jiː¹³ mɔː⁵⁵ siː⁵⁵/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Southern Min
- (Hokkien)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Hok-ní-mô͘-su
- Tâi-lô: Hok-ní-môo-su
- Phofsit Daibuun: hoknymosw
- IPA (Xiamen): /hɔk̚³²⁻⁴ nĩ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ mɔ̃²⁴⁻²² su⁴⁴/
- IPA (Quanzhou): /hɔk̚⁵⁻²⁴ nĩ⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ mɔ̃²⁴⁻²² su³³/
- IPA (Zhangzhou): /hɔk̚³²⁻⁵ nĩ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ mɔ̃¹³⁻²² su⁴⁴/
- IPA (Taipei): /hɔk̚³²⁻⁴ nĩ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ mɔ̃²⁴⁻¹¹ su⁴⁴/
- IPA (Kaohsiung): /hɔk̚³²⁻⁴ nĩ⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ mɔ̃²³⁻³³ su⁴⁴/
- (Hokkien)
Proper noun
福爾摩斯
- Sherlock Holmes (fictional detective in the novels by Arthur Conan Doyle)
Noun
福爾摩斯
- (figurative) person with great powers of observation and deduction
- 你想，這種奇案，豈是尋常差人能辦的事？不得已才請教你這個福爾摩斯呢！ [Written Vernacular Chinese, trad.]
- From: 1907 CE, Liu E, The Travels of Lao Can
- Nǐ xiǎng, zhè zhǒng qí àn, qǐshì xúncháng chāirén néng bàn de shì? Bùdéyǐ cái qǐngjiào nǐ zhège fú'ěrmósī ne!
- Can an ordinary yamen runner handle this sort of extraordinary case? There is no alternative but to ask the help of a Sherlock Holmes like you!
你想，这种奇案，岂是寻常差人能办的事？不得已才请教你这个福尔摩斯呢！ [Written Vernacular Chinese, simp.]