馬尾
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See also: 马尾
Chinese
| horse; surname | tail | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (馬尾) | 馬 | 尾 | |
| simp. (马尾) | 马 | 尾 | |
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- Cantonese (Jyutping): maa5 mei5
- Eastern Min (BUC): mā-muōi
- Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): bé-bé / bé-bóe / bée-bóe
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄇㄚˇ ㄨㄟˇ
- Tongyong Pinyin: mǎwěi
- Wade–Giles: ma3-wei3
- Yale: mǎ-wěi
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: maawoei
- Palladius: мавэй (mavɛj)
- Sinological IPA (key): /mä²¹⁴⁻³⁵ weɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: maa5 mei5
- Yale: máh méih
- Cantonese Pinyin: maa5 mei5
- Guangdong Romanization: ma5 méi5
- Sinological IPA (key): /maː¹³ mei̯¹³/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Eastern Min
- (Fuzhou)
- Bàng-uâ-cê: mā-muōi
- Sinological IPA (key): /ma³³⁻³⁵ mui³³/
- (Fuzhou)
- Southern Min
- (Hokkien: General Taiwanese)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: bé-bé
- Tâi-lô: bé-bé
- Phofsit Daibuun: befbea
- IPA (Taipei): /be⁵³⁻⁴⁴ be⁵³/
- (Hokkien: General Taiwanese)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: bé-bóe
- Tâi-lô: bé-bué
- Phofsit Daibuun: befboea
- IPA (Kaohsiung): /be⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ bue⁴¹/
- (Hokkien: Penang)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: bée-bóe
- Tâi-lô: bée-bué
- IPA (Penang): /bɛ⁴⁴⁵⁻³³ bue⁴⁴⁵/
- (Hokkien: General Taiwanese)
Noun
馬尾
Synonyms
- (hairstyle):
Dialectal synonyms of 馬尾辮 (“ponytail (hairstyle)”)
| Variety | Location | Words |
|---|---|---|
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 馬尾辮 | |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Taiwan | 馬尾 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong | 馬尾 |
| Dongguan | 馬尾 | |
| Southern Min | Tainan | 頭鬃尾, 毛尾仔 |
| Penang (Hokkien) | 馬尾 | |
Derived terms
Proper noun
馬尾
Japanese
Etymology 1
| Kanji in this term | |
|---|---|
| 馬 | 尾 |
| ば Grade: 2 |
び Grade: S |
| kan'on | |
May be from Middle Chinese compound 馬尾 (MC maeX mj+jX). The 漢音 (kan'on), so a borrowing from no earlier than the Heian period.
Pronunciation
Noun
- a horsetail
- horsehair, specifically from the tail
- (anatomy) cauda equina
Synonyms
- (horsehair from the tail): 馬素 (basu), 馬尾 (su, see below)
Etymology 2
| Kanji in this term | |
|---|---|
| 馬 | 尾 |
| す | |
| Grade: 2 | Grade: S |
| jukujikun | |
Apparently derived from 簀, 簾 (su, “latticework, matting, or netting in a strainer”), as horsehair was often used to make this.[2]
The kanji are jukujikun (熟字訓).