芝娃娃
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Chinese
| Zoysia pungens | baby; young child | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (芝娃娃) | 芝 | 娃娃 | |
| simp. #(芝娃娃) | 芝 | 娃娃 | |
Etymology
Phono-semantic matching of English Chihuahua.
Pronunciation
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: zi1-6 waa1 waa1-4 / zi1 waa1 waa1
- Yale: jih wā wàh / jī wā wā
- Cantonese Pinyin: dzi1-6 waa1 waa1-4 / dzi1 waa1 waa1
- Guangdong Romanization: ji1-6 wa1 wa1-4 / ji1 wa1 wa1
- Sinological IPA (key): /t͡siː⁵⁵⁻²² waː⁵⁵ waː⁵⁵⁻²¹/, /t͡siː⁵⁵ waː⁵⁵ waː⁵⁵/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Noun
芝娃娃
Synonyms
- (Mandarin) 吉娃娃 (jíwáwa)