貓咪

See also: 猫咪

Chinese

		cat	sound to call cat
trad. (貓咪)		貓	咪
simp. (猫咪)		猫	咪

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): māomī

(Zhuyin): ㄇㄠㄇㄧ
Cantonese (Jyutping): maau¹ mi¹
Min Nan (POJ): niau-bî / niau-mi / niau-mî
Wu (Wiktionary): ¹'mau-mi

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: māomī
  - Zhuyin: ㄇㄠㄇㄧ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: maomi
  - Wade–Giles: mao¹-mi¹
  - Yale: māu-mī
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: mhaumhi
  - Palladius: маоми (maomi)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /mɑʊ̯⁵⁵ mi⁵⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: maau¹ mi¹
  - Yale: māau mī
  - Cantonese Pinyin: maau¹ mi¹
  - Guangdong Romanization: mao¹ mi¹
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /maːu̯⁵⁵ miː⁵⁵/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Kaohsiung)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: niau-bî
  - Tâi-lô: niau-bî
  - Phofsit Daibuun: niau'bii
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /niãu⁴⁴⁻³³ bi²³/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /niãu³³ bi²⁴/
  - IPA (Xiamen): /niãu⁴⁴⁻²² bi²⁴/
- (Hokkien: Zhangzhou, variant in Taiwan)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: niau-mi
  - Tâi-lô: niau-mi
  - Phofsit Daibuun: niaumy
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /niãu⁴⁴⁻²² mĩ⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Taipei, Kaohsiung): /niãu⁴⁴⁻³³ mĩ⁴⁴/
- (Hokkien: Magong)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: niau-mî
  - Tâi-lô: niau-mî
  - Phofsit Daibuun: niaumii
Wu
- (Shanghainese)
  - Wiktionary: ¹'mau-mi
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʔmɔ⁵⁵ mi²¹/

Noun

貓咪

(colloquial, endearing) kitty; cat; kitty-cat (Classifier: 隻／只 m)

Synonyms

Dialectal synonyms of 貓 (“cat”) [map]

Variety	Location	Words edit
Classical Chinese		貓, 女奴
Formal (Written Standard Chinese)		貓
Taxonomic name		貓
Mandarin	Beijing	貓, 貓兒
	Taiwan	貓, 貓咪, 咪咪
	Bayanhot	貓娃子
	Harbin	貓
	Shenyang	貓
	Yantai (Muping)	貓子
	Jinan	貓
	Luoyang	貓, 咪咪
	Wanrong	貓
	Xi'an	貓
	Dingbian	貓
	Yinchuan	貓
	Lanzhou	貓兒
	Xining	貓兒, 貓娃兒
	Ürümqi	貓
	Wuhan	貓子, 財喜, 阿嗚 childish
	Huanggang	貓兒
	Chengdu	貓兒
	Muli	貓兒
	Chongqing	貓兒
	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
	Xuzhou	貓
	Yangzhou	貓, 貓子
	Nanjing	貓
	Hefei	貓
	Malaysia	貓
	Singapore	貓
	Sokuluk (Gansu Dungan)	貓, 貓兒
	Mae Salong (Lancang)	貓
	Mae Sai (Tengchong)	貓
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)	貓
	Zhuhai (Doumen, Shangheng 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
	Lichuan	貓兒
	Pingxiang	貓子
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
	Conghua (Lütian)	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
	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
	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
Min Bei	Jian'ou	貓唧
	Jian'ou (Dikou)	貓唧
	Zhenghe (Zhenqian)	貓
	Pucheng (Shibei)	貓
Min Dong	Fuzhou	貓囝, 貓, 咪咪 childish
	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
	Manjung (Gutian)	貓狸
Min Nan	Xiamen	貓, 貓媌
	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
	Pingnan (Shangdu)	貓
	Chaozhou	貓
	Haifeng	貓咪, 翻瓦
	Bangkok (Teochew)	貓
	Johor Bahru (Teochew)	貓
	Singapore (Teochew)	貓
	Wenchang	貓
	Haikou	貓
Puxian Min	Putian	貓狸
Min Zhong	Yanping (Wangtai)	貓
Southern Pinghua	Nanning (Tingzi)	貓
Northern Pinghua	Guilin (Dahe)	貓兒
Waxiang	Guzhang (Gaofeng)	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
	Jiangyong	貓關
	Quanzhou	貓

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

Variety	Location	Words edit
Formal (Written Standard Chinese)		小貓
Mandarin	Beijing	小貓兒
	Taiwan	小貓
	Xi'an	貓娃兒
	Yinchuan	貓娃子, 貓娃娃
	Lanzhou	貓娃子
	Xining	尕貓娃兒
	Wuhan	咪咪
	Guiyang	貓崽, 小貓咪 childish
	Sokuluk (Gansu Dungan)	貓娃子, 貓娃兒
Cantonese	Guangzhou	貓仔
	Hong Kong	貓仔
	Dongguan	貓仔
Gan	Lichuan	貓崽兒
Gan	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
Min Dong	Fuzhou	貓囝囝, 眯囝
Min Dong	Fuqing	貓囝, 貓囝囝
Min Nan	Xiamen	貓咪
	Penang (Hokkien)	貓囝
	Singapore (Hokkien)	貓囝
	Leizhou	貓囝
Wu	Shanghai (Chongming)	小貓兒
Wu	Wenzhou	貓兒

References

“Entry #11960”, in 臺灣閩南語常用詞辭典 [Dictionary of Frequently-Used Taiwan Minnan] (in Chinese and Min Nan), Ministry of Education, R.O.C., 2011.

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