猴急

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

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Pinyin: hóují
    • Zhuyin: ㄏㄡˊ ㄐㄧˊ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: hourjyi
    • IPA ^(key): /xoʊ̯³⁵ t͡ɕi³⁵/
      
  • (Standard Chinese, erhua-ed)⁺
    • Pinyin: hóurjí
    • Zhuyin: ㄏㄡˊㄦ ㄐㄧˊ
    • 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

1. overeager; impatient; (too) keen; quick-tempered

   別猴急 / 别猴急  ―  bié hóují  ―  hold your horses