鬍鬚
Hello, you have come here looking for the meaning of the word 鬍鬚. In DICTIOUS you will not only get to know all the dictionary meanings for the word 鬍鬚, but we will also tell you about its etymology, its characteristics and you will know how to say 鬍鬚 in singular and plural. Everything you need to know about the word 鬍鬚 you have here. The definition of the word 鬍鬚 will help you to be more precise and correct when speaking or writing your texts. Knowing the definition of鬍鬚, as well as those of other words, enriches your vocabulary and provides you with more and better linguistic resources.
See also: 胡须
Chinese
| beard; moustache | beard; moustache | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (鬍鬚) | 鬍 | 鬚 | |
| simp. (胡须) | 胡 | 须 | |
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- Cantonese (Jyutping): wu4 sou1
- Gan (Wiktionary): 'u4 xy1
- Hakka (Meixian, Guangdong): fu2 xi1
- Northern Min (KCR): ǔ-sṳ̄
- Southern Min
- Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): 6wu-su
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄏㄨˊ ㄒㄩ
- Tongyong Pinyin: húsyu
- Wade–Giles: hu2-hsü1
- Yale: hú-syū
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: hwushiu
- Palladius: хусюй (xusjuj)
- Sinological IPA (key): /xu³⁵ ɕy⁵⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
- Jyutping: wu4 sou1
- Yale: wùh sōu
- Cantonese Pinyin: wu4 sou1
- Guangdong Romanization: wu4 sou1
- Sinological IPA (key): /wuː²¹ sou̯⁵⁵/
- Homophones:
狐臊
鬍鬚／胡须
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
- Gan
- (Nanchang)
- Wiktionary: 'u4 xy1
- Sinological IPA (key): /ˈu³⁵ ɕy⁴²/
- (Nanchang)
- Hakka
- Northern Min
- (Jian'ou)
- Kienning Colloquial Romanized: ǔ-sṳ̄
- Sinological IPA (key): /u²¹ sy⁵⁵/
- (Jian'ou)
- Southern Min
- Wu
Noun
鬍鬚
Synonyms
Dialectal synonyms of 鬍子 (“beard”)
Derived terms
References
- “Entry #12974”, in 教育部臺灣台語常用詞辭典 [Dictionary of Frequently-Used Taiwanese Taigi] (overall work in Mandarin and Hokkien), Ministry of Education, R.O.C., 2024.