猴
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Translingual
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Han character
猴 (Kangxi radical 94, 犬+9, 12 strokes, cangjie input 大竹人弓大 (KHONK), four-corner 47234, composition ⿰犭侯)
References
- Kangxi Dictionary: page 715, character 17
- Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 20553
- Dae Jaweon: page 1127, character 12
- Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 2, page 1358, character 11
- Unihan data for U+7334
Chinese
| trad. | 猴 | |
|---|---|---|
| simp. # | 猴 | |
Glyph origin
Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *ɡoː) : semantic 犭 + phonetic 侯 (OC *ɡoː).
Etymology
The first syllable in 母猴 (OC *mɯʔ ɡoː, “macaque”) and 沐猴 (OC *moːɡ ɡoː, “macaque”) may perhaps be an old pre-initial (Unger, 1985).
Compare Proto-Lolo-Burmese *myukᴸ (“monkey”), which derives from Proto-Tibeto-Burman *m(j/r)uk (“monkey”) (Pinault et al., 1997, STEDT).
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard)
- (Chengdu, Sichuanese Pinyin): hou2
- (Dungan, Cyrillic and Wiktionary): ху (hu, I)
- Cantonese (Jyutping): hau4
- Hakka (Sixian, PFS): hèu
- Northern Min (KCR): gě
- Eastern Min (BUC): gàu / hèu
- Puxian Min (Pouseng Ping'ing): gao2 / gaoⁿ2 / hieo2
- Southern Min
- Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): 6gheu
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄏㄡˊ
- Tongyong Pinyin: hóu
- Wade–Giles: hou2
- Yale: hóu
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: hour
- Palladius: хоу (xou)
- Sinological IPA (key): /xoʊ̯³⁵/
- (Standard Chinese, erhua-ed) (猴兒／猴儿)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄏㄡˊㄦ
- Tongyong Pinyin: hóur
- Wade–Giles: hou2-ʼrh
- Yale: hóur
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: hourl
- Palladius: хоур (xour)
- Sinological IPA (key): /xɤʊ̯ɻʷ³⁵/
- (Chengdu)
- Sichuanese Pinyin: hou2
- Scuanxua Ladinxua Xin Wenz: xou
- Sinological IPA (key): /xəu²¹/
- (Dungan)
- Cyrillic and Wiktionary: ху (hu, I)
- Sinological IPA (key): /xou²⁴/
- (Note: Dungan pronunciation is currently experimental and may be inaccurate.)
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
- Jyutping: hau4
- Yale: hàuh
- Cantonese Pinyin: hau4
- Guangdong Romanization: heo4
- Sinological IPA (key): /hɐu̯²¹/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
- Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
- Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: hèu
- Hakka Romanization System: heuˇ
- Hagfa Pinyim: heu2
- Sinological IPA: /heu̯¹¹/
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
- Northern Min
- (Jian'ou)
- Kienning Colloquial Romanized: gě
- Sinological IPA (key): /ke²¹/
- (Jian'ou)
- Eastern Min
- (Fuzhou)
- Bàng-uâ-cê: gàu / hèu
- Sinological IPA (key): /kau⁵³/, /hɛu⁵³/
- (Fuzhou)
- Puxian Min
- (Putian)
- Pouseng Ping'ing: gao2
- Sinological IPA (key): /kau¹³/
- (Xianyou)
- Pouseng Ping'ing: gaoⁿ2
- Sinological IPA (key): /kãũ¹³/
- (Putian, Xianyou)
- Pouseng Ping'ing: hieo2
- Sinological IPA (key): /hieu¹³/
- (Putian)
Note:
- gao2/gaoⁿ2 - vernacular;
- hieo2 - literary.
- Southern Min
Note:
- hiô/hô͘ - literary;
- kâu - vernacular.
- Dialectal data
- Middle Chinese: huw
- Old Chinese
- (Baxter–Sagart): /*mə-ɡˤ(r)o/
- (Zhengzhang): /*ɡoː/
Definitions
猴
- monkey; ape
- naughty child
- (Southern Min) male paramour
- 掠猴 [Hokkien] ― lia̍h-kâu [Pe̍h-ōe-jī] ― to catch an adulterer
- (dialectal) to lean on someone; to pester someone
- (dialectal) to squat like a monkey
- (dialectal) naughty; clever
- (Southern Min) skinny and dark-skinned; ugly as a monkey
- a surname
Synonyms
- (monkey):
Dialectal synonyms of 猴子 (“monkey”)
- (male paramour):
Dialectal synonyms of 情夫 (“extramarital male lover of a married woman”)
| Variety | Location | Words |
|---|---|---|
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 情夫, 姘夫 | |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Yantai (Muping) | 拐漢子 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Luoyang | 孤老 |
| Wanrong | 後男人 | |
| Xuzhou | 拐男人 | |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Yinchuan | 賊漢子, 野漢子 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Yangzhou | 孤老, 孤老搭子 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | 契家佬 |
| Hong Kong | 情夫, 契家佬 | |
| Dongguan | 契家佬 | |
| Gan | Nanchang | 野老公 |
| Lichuan | 野老公 | |
| Pingxiang | 野老公 | |
| Hakka | Meixian | 契哥, 老緣 |
| Jin | Xinzhou | 野漢, 野漢子 |
| Southern Min | Xiamen | 契兄 |
| Quanzhou | 契兄 | |
| Zhangzhou | 契兄 | |
| Taipei | 契兄 | |
| New Taipei (Sanxia) | 契兄 | |
| Kaohsiung | 契兄, 猴 | |
| Yilan | 契兄, 猴 | |
| Changhua (Lukang) | 契兄 | |
| Taichung | 契兄 | |
| Tainan | 契兄, 猴 | |
| Hsinchu | 契兄 | |
| Kinmen | 契兄, 猴 | |
| Penghu (Magong) | 契兄 | |
| Leizhou | 契兄 | |
| Southern Pinghua | Nanning (Tingzi) | 老契公 |
| Wu | Shanghai | 漢郎頭 |
| Danyang | 孤老, 孤老野漢 | |
| Ningbo | 野老公 | |
| Xiang | Changsha | 野老倌, 野老公 |
| Loudi | 野男人 | |
Compounds
- 倒手仔猴 (Min Nan)
- 刣雞教猴／刣鸡教猴 (Min Nan)
- 劉猴／刘猴 (Liúhóu)
- 卷尾猴
- 反眼猴
- 吊猴 (Min Nan)
- 吼猴 (hǒuhóu)
- 夜猴
- 小猴子
- 尖嘴猴腮 (jiānzuǐhóusāi)
- 弄鬼弔猴／弄鬼吊猴
- 恆河猴／恒河猴 (hénghéhóu)
- 懶猴／懒猴
- 指猴 (zhǐhóu)
- 掠猴 (Min Nan)
- 木猴而冠
- 杜猴 (Min Nan)
- 棘猴
- 棉猴兒／棉猴儿
- 殺雞儆猴／杀鸡儆猴 (shājījǐnghóu)
- 殺雞嚇猴／杀鸡吓猴 (shājīxiàhóu)
- 殺雞給猴看／杀鸡给猴看 (shā jī gěi hóu kàn)
- 殺雞駭猴／杀鸡骇猴 (shājīhàihóu)
- 沐猴 (mùhóu)
- 沐猴冠冕 (mùhóuguànmiǎn)
- 沐猴而冠 (mùhóu'érguàn)
- 沐猴衣冠
- 海底猴兒／海底猴儿
- 潑猴／泼猴
- 牽猴／牵猴 (khan-kâu) (Min Nan)
- 狐猴 (húhóu)
- 猴兒／猴儿 (hóur)
- 猴兒崽子／猴儿崽子
- 猴兒精／猴儿精
- 猴子 (hóuzi)
- 猴子似的
- 猴子屁股
- 猴子扮戲／猴子扮戏
- 猴孫王／猴孙王
- 猴山仔 (Min Nan)
- 猴崽子
- 猴年馬月／猴年马月 (hóuniánmǎyuè)
- 猴急 (hóují)
- 猴戲／猴戏
- 猴拳
- 猴探井
- 猴栗
- 猴棗／猴枣 (hóuzǎo)
- 猴猴
- 猴猻／猴狲 (hóusūn)
- 猴痘 (hóudòu)
- 猴皮筋
- 猴硐
- 猴筋兒／猴筋儿 (hóujīnr)
- 猴腦／猴脑 (hóunǎo)
- 猴頭／猴头
- 猴頭菇／猴头菇 (hóutóugū)
- 猴頭菌／猴头菌
- 猴類／猴类
- 猴麵包樹／猴面包树 (hóumiànbāoshù)
- 猴齊天／猴齐天 (Min Nan)
- 猿猴 (yuánhóu)
- 猿猴取月
- 獅虎豹鱉猴狗象鹿／狮虎豹鳖猴狗象鹿
- 獮猴／狝猴
- 獼猴／猕猴 (míhóu)
- 獼猴桃／猕猴桃 (míhóutáo)
- 瘦猴 (Min Nan)
- 瘦皮猴
- 皮猴戲／皮猴戏 (píhóuxì)
- 眼鏡猴／眼镜猴 (yǎnjìnghóu)
- 着猴 (Min Nan)
- 䆀猴 (Min Nan)
- 紅毛猴／红毛猴 (hóngmáohóu)
- 絹猴／绢猴
- 羊毛猴
- 老猴
- 耍猴兒／耍猴儿
- 草猴 (Min Nan)
- 蝦猴／虾猴 (hê-kâu) (Min Nan)
- 衣冠沐猴
- 調猴兒／调猴儿
- 貓猴／猫猴
- 金絲猴／金丝猴 (jīnsīhóu)
- 長尾猴／长尾猴
- 阿猴 (Āhóu)
- 非洲綠猴／非洲绿猴
- 麵猴／面猴 (Min Nan)
See also
- (Chinese zodiac signs) (~年) 鼠 (shǔ), 牛 (niú), 虎 (hǔ), 兔 (tù), 龍／龙 (lóng), 蛇 (shé), 馬／马 (mǎ), 羊 (yáng), 猴 (hóu), 雞／鸡 (jī), 狗 (gǒu), 豬／猪 (zhū) (Category: zh:Chinese zodiac signs)
References
- “猴”, in 漢語多功能字庫 (Multi-function Chinese Character Database), 香港中文大學 (the Chinese University of Hong Kong), 2014–
- “Entry #8596”, in 教育部臺灣台語常用詞辭典 (overall work in Mandarin and Hokkien), Ministry of Education, R.O.C., 2024.
Japanese
Kanji
猴
- monkey
Readings
Korean
Hanja
猴 (eum 후 (hu))
Derived terms
Derived terms
Vietnamese
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