寵物

See also: 宠物

Chinese

		to love; to pamper; to spoil to love; to pamper; to spoil; to favour	thing; object; matter
trad. (寵物)		寵	物
simp. (宠物)		宠	物
Literally: “loved/spoiled thing”.

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): chǒngwù

  (Zhuyin): ㄔㄨㄥˇ ㄨˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): cung² mat⁶
• Southern Min

  (Hokkien, POJ): thióng-bu̍t

  (Teochew, Peng'im): tong² muêh⁸

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: chǒngwù → chǒngwu (toneless final syllable variant)
    • Zhuyin: ㄔㄨㄥˇ ㄨˋ → ㄔㄨㄥˇ ˙ㄨ (toneless final syllable variant)
    • Tongyong Pinyin: chǒngwů
    • Wade–Giles: chʻung³-wu⁵
    • Yale: chǔng-wu
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: choong.wuh
    • Palladius: чунъу (čunʺu)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂʰʊŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹ u⁵¹/ → /ʈ͡ʂʰʊŋ²¹⁴ u⁴/
      
  • (Standard Chinese, erhua-ed)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: chǒngwùr
    • Zhuyin: ㄔㄨㄥˇ ㄨˋㄦ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: chǒngwùr
    • Wade–Giles: chʻung³-wu⁴-ʼrh
    • Yale: chǔng-wùr
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: choongwull
    • Palladius: чунъур (čunʺur)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂʰʊŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹ uɻʷ⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: cung² mat⁶
    • Yale: chúng maht
    • Cantonese Pinyin: tsung² mat⁹
    • Guangdong Romanization: cung² med⁶
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰʊŋ³⁵ mɐt̚²/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: thióng-bu̍t
    • Tâi-lô: thióng-bu̍t
    • Phofsit Daibuun: tiofngbut
    • IPA (Xiamen): /tʰiɔŋ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ but̚⁴/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /tʰiɔŋ⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ but̚²⁴/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /tʰiɔŋ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ but̚¹²¹/
    • IPA (Taipei): /tʰiɔŋ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ but̚⁴/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /tʰiɔŋ⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ but̚⁴/
  • (Teochew)
    • Peng'im: tong² muêh⁸
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: thóng mue̍h
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /tʰoŋ⁵²⁻³⁵ mueʔ⁴/

Noun

寵物

1. pet (animal kept as a companion)

   養寵物／养宠物  ―  yǎng chǒngwù  ―  to keep pets

   把寵物當自己的孩子養 [MSC, trad.]
   把宠物当自己的孩子养 [MSC, simp.]

   bǎ chǒngwù dàng zìjǐ de háizi yǎng [Pinyin]

   to raise one's pets like one's children

   禁止寵物入內。／禁止宠物入内。  ―  Jìnzhǐ chǒngwù rùnèi.  ―  No pets allowed.

   要想外出度假時，寵物會成為牽累。 [MSC, trad.]
   要想外出度假时，宠物会成为牵累。 [MSC, simp.]

   Yào xiǎng wàichū dùjià shí, chǒngwù huì chéngwéi qiānlěi. [Pinyin]

   Pets can be a burden when you want to go away on holiday.

   寵物被很多人認作是人類的朋友。 [MSC, trad.]
   宠物被很多人认作是人类的朋友。 [MSC, simp.]

   Chǒngwù bèi hěn duō rén rènzuò shì rénlèi de péngyou. [Pinyin]

   Pets are considered by many people as friends of human beings.

Derived terms

• 寵物小精靈／宠物小精灵 (Chǒngwù Xiǎo Jīnglíng)