卡通

Chinese

		phonetic
trad. (卡通)		卡	通
simp. #(卡通)		卡	通

Etymology

Borrowed from English cartoon, via Shanghainese.

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): kǎtōng

  (Zhuyin): ㄎㄚˇ ㄊㄨㄥ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): kaa¹ tung¹

• Hakka (Sixian, PFS): khà-thûng / khà-thung / khá-thûng
• Southern Min

  (Hokkien, POJ): khá-thong / khah-thong

  (Teochew, Peng'im): ka¹ tong¹

• Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): ¹kha-thon; ⁵kha-thon

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: kǎtōng
    • Zhuyin: ㄎㄚˇ ㄊㄨㄥ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: kǎtong
    • Wade–Giles: kʻa³-tʻung¹
    • Yale: kǎ-tūng
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: kaatong
    • Palladius: катун (katun)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʰä²¹⁴⁻²¹ tʰʊŋ⁵⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: kaa¹ tung¹
    • Yale: kā tūng
    • Cantonese Pinyin: kaa¹ tung¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: ka¹ tung¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʰaː⁵⁵ tʰʊŋ⁵⁵/
• Hakka
  • (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: khà-thûng / khà-thung / khá-thûng
    • Hakka Romanization System: ka^ˇ tung^ˊ / ka^ˇ tung / ka^ˋ tung^ˊ
    • Hagfa Pinyim: ka² tung¹ / ka² tung⁴ / ka³ tung¹
    • Sinological IPA: /kʰa¹¹ tʰuŋ²⁴/, /kʰa¹¹ tʰuŋ⁵⁵/, /kʰa³¹ tʰuŋ²⁴/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: khá-thong
    • Tâi-lô: khá-thong
    • Phofsit Daibuun: qaftofng
    • IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou): /kʰa⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tʰɔŋ⁴⁴/
  • (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: khah-thong
    • Tâi-lô: khah-thong
    • Phofsit Daibuun: qahtofng
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /kʰa(ʔ)⁵ tʰɔŋ³³/
  • (Teochew)
    • Peng'im: ka¹ tong¹
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: kha thong
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʰa³³⁻²³ tʰoŋ³³/
• Wu
  • (Northern: Shanghai)
    • Wugniu: ¹kha-thon; ⁵kha-thon
    • MiniDict: kha^平 thon; kha^去 thon
    • Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): ¹kha-thon; ²kha-thon
    • Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /kʰa⁵⁵ tʰoŋ²¹/, /kʰa³³ tʰoŋ⁴⁴/

Noun

卡通

1. cartoon

Synonyms

Dialectal synonyms of 動畫片 (“cartoon”) [map]

Variety	Location	Words edit
Formal (Written Standard Chinese)		動畫片, 動畫, 卡通片, 卡通
Northeastern Mandarin	Beijing	動畫片兒
	Singapore	卡通片, 卡通
Central Plains Mandarin	Sokuluk (Gansu Dungan)	動畫片
Southwestern Mandarin	Dagudi (Maliba)	卡通
	Reshuitang (Longling)	卡通
	Mae Salong (Lancang)	卡通
	Mae Sai (Tengchong)	卡通
Cantonese	Hong Kong	卡通片, 卡通
	Beihai (Qiaogang - Cô Tô)	動畫片
	Beihai (Qiaogang - Cát Bà)	動畫片
	Fangchenggang (Fangcheng)	動畫片
	Ho Chi Minh City (Guangfu)	卡通
	Móng Cái	玩具影, 動畫片
Southern Min	Bangkok (Teochew)	卡通
	Chiang Mai (Teochew)	卡通
	Hat Yai (Teochew)	卡通
Wu	Shanghai	卡通片, 動畫片, 小人電視

Derived terms

• 卡通劇／卡通剧
• 卡通片
• 卡通電影／卡通电影
• 活動卡通／活动卡通

 

Adjective

卡通

1. cartoonish