猴子偷桃

Chinese

		monkey; die	to steal; to pilfer	peach
trad. (猴子偷桃)		猴子	偷	桃
simp. #(猴子偷桃)		猴子	偷	桃
Literally: “a monkey stealing peaches”.

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): hóuzǐ tōu táo

  (Zhuyin): ㄏㄡˊ ㄗˇ ㄊㄡ ㄊㄠˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): hau⁴ zi² tau¹ tou⁴

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: hóuzǐ tōu táo
    • Zhuyin: ㄏㄡˊ ㄗˇ ㄊㄡ ㄊㄠˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: hóuzǐh tou táo
    • Wade–Giles: hou²-tzŭ³ tʻou¹ tʻao²
    • Yale: hóu-dž tōu táu
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: hourtzyy tou taur
    • Palladius: хоуцзы тоу тао (xouczy tou tao)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /xoʊ̯³⁵ t͡sz̩²¹⁴⁻²¹ tʰoʊ̯⁵⁵ tʰɑʊ̯³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: hau⁴ zi² tau¹ tou⁴
    • Yale: hàuh jí tāu tòuh
    • Cantonese Pinyin: hau⁴ dzi² tau¹ tou⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: heo⁴ ji² teo¹ tou⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /hɐu̯²¹ t͡siː³⁵ tʰɐu̯⁵⁵ tʰou̯²¹/

Idiom

猴子偷桃

1. (martial arts) a martial arts move that strikes an opponent's testicles.
2. a cheap shot