貓子

Chinese

		cat	child; son; (noun suffix) child; son; (noun suffix); small thing; seed; egg; 1st earthly branch; 11 p.m.–1 a.m., midnight
trad. (貓子)		貓	子
simp. (猫子)		猫	子

Pronunciation

• Hakka

  (Sixian, PFS): meu-chṳ́

  (Hailu, HRS): ngiau^ˇ zii^ˊ

• Puxian Min (Putian, Pouseng Ping'ing): mor² zi³

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• Hakka
  • (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: meu-chṳ́
    • Hakka Romanization System: meu zii^ˋ
    • Hagfa Pinyim: meu⁴ zi³
    • Sinological IPA: /meu̯⁵⁵ t͡sɨ³¹/
  • (Hailu, incl. Zhudong)
    • Hakka Romanization System: ngiau^ˇ zii^ˊ
    • Sinological IPA: /ŋiau¹¹ t͡sɨ²⁴/
• Puxian Min
  • (Putian)
    • Pouseng Ping'ing: mor² zi³ [Phonetic: mor⁵ li³]
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /mɒ¹³⁻²¹ ^(t͡s-)li⁴⁵³/

Noun

貓子

1. (dialectal) cat
2. (Hakka) kitten

Synonyms

Dialectal synonyms of 貓 (“cat”) [map]

Variety	Location	Words edit
Classical Chinese		貓, 狸奴, 女奴, 烏員
Formal (Written Standard Chinese)		貓
Taxonomic name		貓
Northeastern Mandarin	Beijing	貓, 貓兒
	Taiwan	貓, 貓咪, 咪咪
	Harbin	貓
	Shenyang	貓
	Malaysia	貓
	Singapore	貓
Jilu Mandarin	Jinan	貓
Jiaoliao Mandarin	Yantai (Muping)	貓子
Central Plains Mandarin	Luoyang	貓, 咪咪
	Wanrong	貓
	Xi'an	貓
	Dingbian	貓
	Xining	貓兒, 貓娃兒
	Xuzhou	貓
	Sokuluk (Gansu Dungan)	貓, 貓兒
Lanyin Mandarin	Yinchuan	貓
	Bayanhot	貓娃子
	Lanzhou	貓兒
	Ürümqi	貓
Southwestern Mandarin	Chengdu	貓兒
	Muli	貓兒
	Chongqing	貓兒
	Wuhan	貓子, 財喜, 阿嗚 childish
	Guiyang	貓, 貓貓, 貓兒, 貓三, 貓咪
	Kunming	貓
	Guilin	貓
	Pingle	貓
	Liuzhou	貓, 貓公
	Luzhai	貓
	Nanning (Wuming)	貓, 貓公
	Mae Salong (Lancang)	貓
	Mae Sai (Tengchong)	貓
Jianghuai Mandarin	Nanjing	貓
	Yangzhou	貓, 貓子
	Hefei	貓
	Huanggang	貓兒
Cantonese	Guangzhou	貓
	Hong Kong	貓
	Hong Kong (San Tin; Weitou)	貓
	Hong Kong (Kam Tin; Weitou)	貓
	Hong Kong (Ting Kok)	貓
	Hong Kong (Tung Ping Chau)	貓
	Macau	貓
	Guangzhou (Panyu)	貓
	Guangzhou (Huashan, Huadu)	貓
	Guangzhou (Conghua)	貓
	Guangzhou (Zengcheng)	貓
	Foshan	貓
	Foshan (Shatou, Nanhai)	貓
	Foshan (Shunde)	貓
	Foshan (Sanshui)	貓
	Foshan (Mingcheng, Gaoming)	貓
	Zhongshan (Shiqi)	貓
	Zhuhai (Qianshan, Xiangzhou)	貓
	Zhuhai (Shangheng, Doumen; Tanka)	貓
	Zhuhai (Doumen)	貓
	Jiangmen (Baisha)	貓
	Jiangmen (Xinhui)	貓
	Taishan	貓
	Kaiping (Chikan)	貓
	Enping (Niujiang)	貓
	Heshan (Yayao)	貓
	Dongguan	貓
	Shenzhen (Shajing, Bao'an)	貓
	Shenzhen (Dapeng)	貓
	Shaoguan	貓
	Yunfu	貓
	Yangjiang	貓
	Xinyi	貓
	Lianjiang	貓, 貓公
	Nanning	貓
	Wuzhou	貓
	Yulin	貓
	Hepu (Lianzhou)	貓
	Beihai	貓
	Beihai (Qiaogang - Cô Tô)	貓
	Beihai (Qiaogang - Cát Bà)	貓
	Fangchenggang (Fangcheng)	貓
	Danzhou	貓
	Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu)	貓
	Singapore (Guangfu)	貓
	Ho Chi Minh City (Guangfu)	貓
	Móng Cái	貓
Gan	Nanchang	貓兒, 貓
	Pengze	貓
	Lichuan	貓兒
	Pingxiang	貓子
	Liuyang	貓哩
Hakka	Meixian	貓公
	Xingning	貓公
	Dabu (Xihe)	貓公
	Huizhou (Huicheng; Bendihua)	貓
	Huiyang	貓
	Dongguan (Qingxi)	貓
	Shenzhen (Shatoujiao)	貓
	Zhongshan (Wuguishan)	貓公
	Zhongshan (Nanlang Heshui)	貓
	Wuhua (Shuizhai)	貓
	Wuhua (Huacheng)	貓, 貓公
	Wuhua (Changbu)	貓
	Wuhua (Mianyang)	貓
	Longchuan (Tuocheng; Bendihua)	貓公, 貓
	Guangzhou (Lütian, Conghua)	貓
	Jiexi	貓
	Luhe	貓仔
	Yudu	貓子
	Miaoli (N. Sixian)	貓仔
	Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian)	貓仔
	Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu)	貓仔
	Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu)	貓, 貓公
	Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping)	貓仔
	Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an)	貓
	Hong Kong	貓
	Luchuan (Daqiao)	貓
	Bobai (Shahe)	貓
	Sabah (Longchuan)	貓
	Kuala Lumpur (Dabu)	貓公
	Senai (Huiyang)	貓
	Kuching (Hepo)	貓
	Sungai Tapang, Batu Kawa (Hepo)	貓
	Singkawang	貓
	Singapore (Meixian)	貓
	Singapore (Dabu)	貓公
Huizhou	Jixi	貓
	Shexian	貓
	Huangshan (Tunxi)	貓兒
	Xiuning	貓兒, 貓
	Yixian	貓兒
	Qimen	貓兒
	Wuyuan	貓
Jin	Taiyuan	貓兒
	Pingyao	貓兒
	Xinzhou	貓兒
	Hohhot	貓
Northern Min	Jian'ou	貓唧
	Jian'ou (Dikou)	貓唧
	Zhenghe (Zhenqian)	貓
	Pucheng (Shibei)	貓
Eastern Min	Fuzhou	貓囝, 貓, 咪咪 childish
	Fuzhou (Changle)	貓囝
	Fuqing	貓囝, 貓
	Yongtai	貓狸
	Gutian	貓狸
	Fu'an	貓狸
	Ningde	貓狸
	Shouning	貓咪
	Zhouning	貓狸
	Fuding	貓咪
	Matsu	貓囝, 貓
	Sitiawan (Gutian)	貓狸
Southern Min	Xiamen	貓, 貓貓
	Quanzhou	貓
	Zhangzhou	貓
	Zhao'an	貓
	Dongshan	貓
	Taipei	貓
	New Taipei (Sanxia)	貓
	Kaohsiung	貓仔, 貓咪
	Yilan	貓
	Changhua (Lukang)	貓
	Taichung	貓仔, 貓
	Taichung (Wuqi)	貓
	Tainan	貓仔
	Taitung	貓
	Hsinchu	貓仔, 貓
	Kinmen	貓
	Penghu (Magong)	貓, 貓咪
	Penang (Hokkien)	貓
	Singapore (Hokkien)	貓
	Manila (Hokkien)	貓
	Medan (Hokkien)	貓
	Pingnan (Shangdu)	貓
	Chaozhou	貓
	Haifeng	貓咪, 翻瓦
	Bangkok (Teochew)	貓
	Johor Bahru (Teochew)	貓
	Singapore (Teochew)	貓
	Leizhou	貓貓 endearing
	Wenchang	貓
	Haikou	貓
Puxian Min	Putian	貓子
	Putian (Donghai, Chengxiang)	貓
	Putian (Jiangkou, Hanjiang)	貓子
	Putian (Nanri, Xiuyu)	貓
	Xianyou	貓
	Xianyou (Fengting)	貓
	Xianyou (Youyang)	貓
Central Min	Nanping (Wangtai, Yanping)	貓
Zhongshan Min	Zhongshan (Sanxiang)	獁兒
Southern Pinghua	Nanning (Tingzi)	貓
Northern Pinghua	Guilin (Dahe)	貓兒
Waxiang	Guzhang (Gaofeng)	貓子
	Yuanling (Shaojiwan)	貓子
Wu	Shanghai	貓, 貓咪
	Shanghai (Chongming)	貓兒
	Suzhou	貓
	Wuxi	貓
	Danyang	貓, 貓子
	Hangzhou	貓
	Ningbo	貓
	Wenzhou	貓兒, 貓, 貓妞 childish
	Jinhua	貓
Xiang	Changsha	貓, 貓吱 childish, 壽它子 euphemistic
	Xiangxiang	貓
	Loudi	貓兒
	Shuangfeng	貓兒, 貓
	Hengyang	貓, 災貓子 derogatory
	Quanzhou	貓
Xiangnan Tuhua	Jiangyong	貓關

Dialectal synonyms of 小貓 (“kitten”) [map]

Variety	Location	Words edit
Formal (Written Standard Chinese)		小貓
Northeastern Mandarin	Beijing	小貓兒
	Taiwan	小貓
	Singapore	小貓
Central Plains Mandarin	Xi'an	貓娃兒
	Xining	尕貓娃兒
	Sokuluk (Gansu Dungan)	貓娃子, 貓娃兒
Lanyin Mandarin	Yinchuan	貓娃子, 貓娃娃
	Lanzhou	貓娃子
Southwestern Mandarin	Wuhan	咪咪
	Guiyang	貓崽, 小貓咪 childish
Cantonese	Guangzhou	貓仔
	Hong Kong	貓仔
	Dongguan	貓仔
	Ho Chi Minh City (Guangfu)	貓仔
Gan	Lichuan	貓崽兒
	Pingxiang	貓崽子
Hakka	Meixian	細貓公
	Yudu	貓子
	Miaoli (N. Sixian)	貓子
	Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian)	貓子
	Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu)	貓子
	Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu)	貓子
	Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping)	貓子
	Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an)	貓幺
Eastern Min	Fuzhou	貓囝囝, 眯囝
	Fuqing	貓囝, 貓囝囝
Southern Min	Xiamen	貓咪
	Penang (Hokkien)	貓囝
	Singapore (Hokkien)	貓囝
	Singapore (Teochew)	貓囝
	Leizhou	貓囝
Wu	Shanghai (Chongming)	小貓兒
	Wenzhou	貓兒