無尾熊
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See also: 无尾熊
Chinese
| not have | tail | bear; to scold; to rebuke | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (無尾熊) | 無 | 尾 | 熊 | |
| simp. (无尾熊) | 无 | 尾 | 熊 | |
| Literally: “tailless bear”. | ||||
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄨˊ ㄨㄟˇ ㄒㄩㄥˊ
- Tongyong Pinyin: wúwěisyóng
- Wade–Giles: wu2-wei3-hsiung2
- Yale: wú-wěi-syúng
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: wuwoeishyong
- Palladius: увэйсюн (uvɛjsjun)
- Sinological IPA (key): /u³⁵ weɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ɕi̯ʊŋ³⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: mou4 mei5 hung4
- Yale: mòuh méih hùhng
- Cantonese Pinyin: mou4 mei5 hung4
- Guangdong Romanization: mou4 méi5 hung4
- Sinological IPA (key): /mou̯²¹ mei̯¹³ hʊŋ²¹/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Hakka
- (Northern Sixian, incl. Miaoli)
- Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: mò-mî-yùng
- Hakka Romanization System: moˇ miˊ iungˇ
- Hagfa Pinyim: mo2 mi1 yung2
- Sinological IPA: /mo¹¹ mi²⁴ i̯uŋ¹¹/
- (Southern Sixian, incl. Neipu)
- Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: mò-mî-yùng
- Hakka Romanization System: moˇ miˊ (r)iungˇ
- Hagfa Pinyim: mo2 mi1 yung2
- Sinological IPA: /mo¹¹ mi²⁴ (j)i̯uŋ¹¹/
- (Northern Sixian, incl. Miaoli)
- Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Kaohsiung)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: bô-bóe-hîm
- Tâi-lô: bô-bué-hîm
- Phofsit Daibuun: boi'boefhiim
- IPA (Kaohsiung): /bɤ²³⁻³³ bue⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ him²³/
- (Hokkien: Taipei)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: bô-bé-hîm
- Tâi-lô: bô-bé-hîm
- Phofsit Daibuun: boi'befhiim
- IPA (Taipei): /bo²⁴⁻¹¹ be⁵³⁻⁴⁴ him²⁴/
- (Teochew)
- Peng'im: bho5 bhuê2 him5
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: bô bué hîm
- Sinological IPA (key): /bo⁵⁵⁻¹¹ bue⁵²⁻³⁵ him⁵⁵/
- (Hokkien: Kaohsiung)
Noun
無尾熊
Synonyms
Dialectal synonyms of 樹袋熊 (“koala”)
| Variety | Location | Words |
|---|---|---|
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 樹袋熊, 無尾熊, 考拉 Mainland China | |
| Taxonomic name | 樹袋熊, 無尾熊 | |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Taiwan | 無尾熊 |
| Singapore | 樹熊 | |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong | 樹熊 |
| Hakka | Miaoli (N. Sixian) | 無尾熊 |
| Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian) | 無尾熊 | |
| Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) | 無尾熊 | |
| Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu) | 無尾熊 | |
| Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping) | 無尾熊 | |
| Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an) | 無尾熊 | |
| Southern Min | Taipei | 無尾熊 GT |
| Note | GT - General Taiwanese (no specific region identified) | |