猢猻

猢猻

See also: 猢狲

Chinese

trad. (猢猻)		猢	猻
simp. (猢狲)		猢	狲

Etymology

From 胡孫／胡孙 (húsūn, “descendants of Hu barbarians”), because macaque faces were said to resemble those of people from the Hu regions.

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): húsūn

  (Zhuyin): ㄏㄨˊ ㄙㄨㄣ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): wu⁴ syun¹

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Pinyin: húsūn
    • Zhuyin: ㄏㄨˊ ㄙㄨㄣ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: hwusuen
    • IPA ^(key): /xu³⁵ su̯ən⁵⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: wu⁴ syun¹
    • Yale: wùh syūn
    • Cantonese Pinyin: wu⁴ syn¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: wu⁴ xun¹
    • IPA ^(key): /wuː²¹ ɕyːn⁵⁵/

Noun

猢猻

1. monkey; macaque