大貓
Chinese
big; great; huge big; great; huge; large; major; wide; deep; oldest; eldest; doctor | cat | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (大貓) | 大 | 貓 | |
| simp. (大猫) | 大 | 猫 | |
| Literally: “big cat”. | |||
Etymology 1
Motivated by naming taboo.
Pronunciation
Noun
大貓
- (Jiahe Southwestern Mandarin; Yangjiang Cantonese; Changsha Xiang; dialectal Wu, including Wenzhou Wu) tiger
Synonyms
Dialectal synonyms of 老虎 (“tiger”) [map]
| Variety | Location | Words edit |
|---|---|---|
| Classical Chinese | 虎, 李父, 李耳, 於菟, 伯都 | |
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 虎, 老虎 | |
| Taxonomic name | 虎 | |
| Mandarin | Beijing | 老虎 |
| Taiwan | 老虎 | |
| Ulanhot | 老虎, 山中王 | |
| Tongliao | 老虎 | |
| Chifeng | 老虎 | |
| Bayanhot | 老虎 | |
| Hulunbuir (Hailar) | 老虎, 山中王 | |
| Harbin | 老虎, 老虎媽子 | |
| Shenyang | 老虎 | |
| Yantai (Muping) | 老虎 | |
| Jinan | 老虎 | |
| Luoyang | 老虎 | |
| Wanrong | 老虎 | |
| Zhengzhou | 老虎 | |
| Xi'an | 老虎 | |
| Yinchuan | 老虎 | |
| Lanzhou | 老虎 | |
| Xining | 老虎 | |
| Ürümqi | 老虎 | |
| Wuhan | 老虎 | |
| Huanggang | 老虎 | |
| Chengdu | 老虎, 大貓兒, 貓貓 | |
| Guiyang | 老虎 | |
| Kunming | 老虎 | |
| Guilin | 老虎 | |
| Liuzhou | 老虎 | |
| Xuzhou | 老虎 | |
| Yangzhou | 老虎 | |
| Nanjing | 老虎 | |
| Hefei | 老虎 | |
| Malaysia | 老虎 | |
| Singapore | 老虎 | |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | 老虎 |
| Hong Kong | 老虎 | |
| Hong Kong (San Tin Weitou) | 老虎 | |
| Hong Kong (Kam Tin Weitou) | 老虎 | |
| Hong Kong (Ting Kok) | 老虎 | |
| Hong Kong (Tung Ping Chau) | 老虎 | |
| Macau | 老虎 | |
| Guangzhou (Panyu) | 老虎 | |
| Guangzhou (Huashan, Huadu) | 老虎 | |
| Guangzhou (Conghua) | 老虎 | |
| Guangzhou (Zengcheng) | 老虎 | |
| Foshan | 老虎 | |
| Foshan (Shatou, Nanhai) | 老虎 | |
| Foshan (Shunde) | 老虎 | |
| Foshan (Sanshui) | 老虎 | |
| Foshan (Mingcheng, Gaoming) | 老虎 | |
| Zhongshan (Shiqi) | 老虎 | |
| Zhuhai (Qianshan) | 老虎 | |
| Zhuhai (Doumen, Shangheng Tanka) | 老虎 | |
| Zhuhai (Doumen) | 老虎 | |
| Jiangmen (Baisha) | 老虎 | |
| Jiangmen (Xinhui) | 老虎 | |
| Taishan | 老虎 | |
| Kaiping (Chikan) | 老虎 | |
| Enping (Niujiang) | 老虎 | |
| Heshan (Yayao) | 老虎 | |
| Dongguan | 老虎 | |
| Shenzhen (Shajing, Bao'an) | 老虎 | |
| Qingyuan | 老虎 | |
| Fogang | 老虎 | |
| Yingde (Hanguang) | 老虎 | |
| Yangshan | 老虎 | |
| Lianshan (Butian) | 老虎 | |
| Lianzhou (Qingshui Sihui) | 老虎 | |
| Shaoguan | 老虎 | |
| Shaoguan (Qujiang) | 老虎 | |
| Renhua | 老虎 | |
| Lechang | 老虎 | |
| Zhaoqing (Gaoyao) | 老虎 | |
| Sihui | 羅虎 | |
| Guangning | 羅虎 | |
| Deqing | 老虎 | |
| Huaiji | 老虎 | |
| Fengkai (Nanfeng) | 老虎 | |
| Yunfu | 老虎 | |
| Xinxing | 老虎 | |
| Luoding | 老虎 | |
| Yunan (Pingtai) | 老虎 | |
| Yangjiang | 大蟲, 大貓, 老虎 | |
| Xinyi | 老虎 | |
| Maoming (Xinpo) | 大貓 | |
| Lianjiang | 老虎 | |
| Wuchuan (Wuyang) | 老虎 | |
| Nanning | 老虎 | |
| Wuzhou | 老虎, 大蟲 | |
| Yulin | 老虎, 大蟲 | |
| Hepu (Lianzhou) | 老虎, 大蟲 | |
| Hepu (Shatian) | 老虎 | |
| Guiping | 老虎 | |
| Mengshan (Xihe) | 老虎 | |
| Guigang (Nanjiang) | 老虎 | |
| Beiliu (Tangliao) | 大蟲 | |
| Baise | 老虎 | |
| Bobai | 老虎 | |
| Lingshan | 大蟲 | |
| Pubei | 大蟲 | |
| Qinzhou | 老虎 | |
| Beihai | 老虎 | |
| Beihai (Nankang) | 老虎 | |
| Beihai (Yingpan) | 老虎 | |
| Beihai (Qiaogang - Cô Tô) | 老虎 | |
| Ningming | 老虎 | |
| Hengxian | 老虎 | |
| Hezhou (Pumen) | 老虎 | |
| Fangchenggang (Fangcheng) | 老虎 | |
| Danzhou | 老虎 | |
| Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu) | 老虎 | |
| Singapore (Guangfu) | 老虎 | |
| Ho Chi Minh City (Guangfu) | 老虎 | |
| Móng Cái | 老虎 | |
| Gan | Nanchang | 老虎 |
| Lichuan | 老虎 | |
| Pingxiang | 老虎 | |
| Hakka | Meixian | 老虎 |
| Huizhou (Huicheng Bendihua) | 老虎 | |
| Dongguan (Qingxi) | 老虎 | |
| Shenzhen (Shatoujiao) | 老虎 | |
| Zhongshan (Nanlang Heshui) | 老虎 | |
| Wuhua (Huacheng) | 老虎 | |
| Conghua (Lütian) | 老虎 | |
| Jiexi | 老虎 | |
| Luhe | 老虎 | |
| Yudu | 老虎 | |
| Miaoli (N. Sixian) | 老虎 | |
| Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian) | 老虎 | |
| Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) | 老虎 | |
| Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu) | 老虎 | |
| Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping) | 老虎 | |
| Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an) | 虎, 老虎 | |
| Hong Kong | 老虎 | |
| Luchuan (Daqiao) | 大蟲 | |
| Senai (Huiyang) | 老虎 | |
| Singkawang | 老虎 | |
| Huizhou | Jixi | 老虎 |
| Fuliang | 老虎 | |
| Jin | Taiyuan | 老虎 |
| Pingyao | 老虎 | |
| Xinzhou | 老虎 | |
| Taibus (Baochang) | 老虎 | |
| Linhe | 老虎 | |
| Jining | 老虎 | |
| Hohhot | 老虎 | |
| Baotou | 老虎 | |
| Dongsheng | 老虎 | |
| Haibowan | 老虎 | |
| Min Bei | Jian'ou | 老虎 |
| Min Dong | Fuzhou | 老虎 |
| Fuqing | 老虎 | |
| Matsu | 老虎 | |
| Min Nan | Xiamen | 虎 |
| Quanzhou | 虎 | |
| Yongchun | 虎 | |
| Zhangzhou | 虎 | |
| Zhao'an | 老虎 | |
| Taipei | 虎 | |
| New Taipei (Sanxia) | 虎 | |
| Kaohsiung | 虎 | |
| Yilan | 虎 | |
| Changhua (Lukang) | 虎 | |
| Taichung | 虎 | |
| Taichung (Wuqi) | 虎 | |
| Tainan | 虎 | |
| Taitung | 虎 | |
| Hsinchu | 虎 | |
| Kinmen | 虎 | |
| Penghu (Magong) | 虎 | |
| Penang (Hokkien) | 老虎 | |
| Singapore (Hokkien) | 虎, 虎仔, 老虎, 伯公馬 dated | |
| Manila (Hokkien) | 虎 | |
| Pingnan (Shangdu) | 虎 | |
| Chaozhou | 老虎 | |
| Haifeng | 老虎 | |
| Bangkok (Teochew) | 老虎 | |
| Johor Bahru (Teochew) | 老虎 | |
| Singapore (Teochew) | 老虎 | |
| Leizhou | 虎, 大頭貓 | |
| Wenchang | 老虎 | |
| Haikou | 虎 | |
| Puxian Min | Putian | 老虎 |
| Fuding (Aoyao) | 老虎 | |
| Min Zhong | Yong'an | 老虎 |
| Zhongshan Min | Shaxi (Longdu) | 老虎 |
| Southern Pinghua | Nanning (Tingzi) | 老虎 |
| Northern Pinghua | Guilin (Dahe) | 老虎 |
| Shehua | Fu'an | 老虎 |
| Fuding | 老虎 | |
| Luoyuan | 老虎 | |
| Sanming | 老虎 | |
| Shunchang | 老虎 | |
| Hua'an | 老虎 | |
| Guixi (Zhangping) | 老虎 | |
| Cangnan | 老虎 | |
| Jingning | 老虎 | |
| Lishui | 老虎 | |
| Longyou | 老虎 | |
| Chaozhou | 老虎 | |
| Fengshun | 老虎 | |
| Wu | Shanghai | 老虎 |
| Shanghai (Chongming) | 老虎 | |
| Suzhou | 老虎 | |
| Wuxi | 老虎 | |
| Danyang | 老虎 | |
| Hangzhou | 老虎 | |
| Ningbo | 老虎 | |
| Wenzhou | 老虎, 大貓 | |
| Jinhua | 老虎 | |
| Xiang | Changsha | 老虎, 老蟲, 大蟲, 大貓, 爬山子 |
| Loudi | 老蟲, 山貓子 | |
| Shuangfeng | 老蟲, 山貓兒 | |
| Quanzhou | 老虎 | |
Pronunciation
Noun
大貓
- big cat (large feline animal)
Etymology 3
In reference to the pair of lion sculptures outside the bank's headquarters.
Pronunciation
Proper noun
大貓
- (Hong Kong Cantonese, slang) HSBC
Synonyms
- 匯豐／汇丰 (Huìfēng)
- (Cantonese) 大笨象, 五號仔／五号仔, 獅子銀行／狮子银行