幽默
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[edit]quiet; secluded | silent; write from memory | ||
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trad. (幽默) | 幽 | 默 | |
simp. #(幽默) | 幽 | 默 |
Pronunciation
[edit]- Mandarin
- Cantonese (Jyutping): jau1 mak6
- Hakka (Sixian, PFS): yû-me̍t
- Southern Min
- Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): 1ieu-meq
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄧㄡ ㄇㄛˋ
- Tongyong Pinyin: youmò
- Wade–Giles: yu1-mo4
- Yale: yōu-mwò
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: ioumoh
- Palladius: юмо (jumo)
- Sinological IPA (key): /joʊ̯⁵⁵ mu̯ɔ⁵¹/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: jau1 mak6
- Yale: yāu mahk
- Cantonese Pinyin: jau1 mak9
- Guangdong Romanization: yeo1 meg6
- Sinological IPA (key): /jɐu̯⁵⁵ mɐk̚²/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Hakka
- (Northern Sixian, incl. Miaoli)
- Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: yû-me̍t
- Hakka Romanization System: iuˊ med
- Hagfa Pinyim: yiu1 med6
- Sinological IPA: /i̯u²⁴⁻¹¹ met̚⁵/
- (Southern Sixian, incl. Neipu)
- Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: yû-me̍t
- Hakka Romanization System: (r)iuˊ med
- Hagfa Pinyim: yiu1 med6
- Sinological IPA: /(j)i̯u²⁴⁻¹¹ met̚⁵/
- (Northern Sixian, incl. Miaoli)
- Southern Min
- Wu
- Middle Chinese: 'jiw mok
- Old Chinese
- (Zhengzhang): /*qɯw mlɯːɡ/
Etymology 1
[edit]Of native origin, as the combination of 幽 (yōu, “dark”) and 默 (mò, “quiet”); attested in the Chu Ci (《楚辭·九章·懷沙》).
Adjective
[edit]幽默
Etymology 2
[edit]Phono-semantic matching of English humor, by linguist Lin Yutang in 1924.
Adjective
[edit]幽默
Synonyms
[edit]Noun
[edit]幽默
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