狐猴

Chinese

		fox	monkey
trad. (狐猴)		狐	猴
simp. ^#(狐猴)		狐	猴

Etymology

Compare Japanese 狐猿 (kitsunezaru, literally “fox monkey”), Korean 여우원숭이 (yeouwonsung'i, literally “fox monkey”) and Vietnamese vượn cáo (literally “fox ape”).

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): húhóu

(Zhuyin): ㄏㄨˊ ㄏㄡˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): wu⁴ hau⁴

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: húhóu
  - Zhuyin: ㄏㄨˊ ㄏㄡˊ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: húhóu
  - Wade–Giles: hu²-hou²
  - Yale: hú-hóu
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: hwuhour
  - Palladius: хухоу (xuxou)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /xu³⁵ xoʊ̯³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: wu⁴ hau⁴
  - Yale: wùh hàuh
  - Cantonese Pinyin: wu⁴ hau⁴
  - Guangdong Romanization: wu⁴ heo⁴
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /wuː²¹ hɐu̯²¹/

Noun

狐猴

lemur

Derived terms

倭狐猴
大狐猴
大鼠狐猴

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