猴急

Chinese

		monkey	hurried; worried
simp. and trad. (猴急)		猴	急
variant forms		喉急
Literally: “eager as a monkey”.

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): hóují

(Zhuyin): ㄏㄡˊ ㄐㄧˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): hau⁴ gap¹

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: hóují
  - Zhuyin: ㄏㄡˊ ㄐㄧˊ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: hourjyi
  - IPA ^(key): /xoʊ̯³⁵ t͡ɕi³⁵/
- (Standard Chinese, erhua-ed)⁺
  - Pinyin: hóurjí
  - Zhuyin: ㄏㄡˊㄦㄐㄧˊ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: hourljyi
  - IPA ^(key): /xɤʊɻʷ³⁵ t͡ɕi³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: hau⁴ gap¹
  - Yale: hàuh gāp
  - Cantonese Pinyin: hau⁴ gap⁷
  - Guangdong Romanization: heo⁴ geb¹
  - IPA ^(key): /hɐu̯²¹ kɐp̚⁵/

Adjective

猴急

overeager; impatient; (too) keen; quick-tempered
別猴急 / 别猴急 ― bié hóují ― hold your horses

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