頑童

Chinese

		mischievous; obstinate; to play mischievous; obstinate; to play; stupid; stubborn; naughty	boy; child; children
trad. (頑童)		頑	童
simp. (顽童)		顽	童

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): wántóng

  (Zhuyin): ㄨㄢˊ ㄊㄨㄥˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): waan⁴ tung⁴

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: wántóng
    • Zhuyin: ㄨㄢˊ ㄊㄨㄥˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: wántóng
    • Wade–Giles: wan²-tʻung²
    • Yale: wán-túng
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: wantorng
    • Palladius: ваньтун (vanʹtun)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /wän³⁵ tʰʊŋ³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: waan⁴ tung⁴
    • Yale: wàahn tùhng
    • Cantonese Pinyin: waan⁴ tung⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: wan⁴ tung⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /waːn²¹ tʰʊŋ²¹/

Noun

頑童

1. naughty child

Synonyms

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• 孽蟲 / 孽虫 (Hokkien)
• 孽雞 / 孽鸡 (Hokkien)
• 小反叛兒 / 小反叛儿 (xiǎofǎnpànr) (Beijing)
• 小淘氣 / 小淘气 (xiǎotáoqì) (as a term of endearment)
• 淘氣包 / 淘气包 (táoqìbāo)
• 淘氣鬼 / 淘气鬼 (táoqìguǐ)
• 熊孩子 (xióngháizi) (colloquial)
• 皮蛋 (pídàn) (regional, humorous)