艾虎

艾虎

Chinese

		Artemisia vulgaris; Chinese mugwort	tiger
trad. (艾虎)		艾	虎
simp. #(艾虎)		艾	虎

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): àihǔ

  (Zhuyin): ㄞˋ ㄏㄨˇ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): ngaai⁶ du²

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: àihǔ
    • Zhuyin: ㄞˋ ㄏㄨˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: àihǔ
    • Wade–Giles: ai⁴-hu³
    • Yale: ài-hǔ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: ayhuu
    • Palladius: айху (ajxu)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ˀaɪ̯⁵¹ xu²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: ngaai⁶ du²
    • Yale: ngaaih dú
    • Cantonese Pinyin: ngaai⁶ du²
    • Guangdong Romanization: ngai⁶ du²
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ŋaːi̯²² tuː³⁵/

Noun

艾虎

1. polecat (Mustela putorius)
2. a tiny cloth "tiger" filled with Chinese mugwort that is worn on the head of a child during the Dragon Boat Festival to ward off evil spirits

Synonyms

• (polecat): 艾鼬 (àiyòu)