阿毛

阿毛

Chinese

		(phonetic character); (final part.); (interj.) (phonetic character); (final part.); (interj.); flatter; an initial particle; prefix to names of people	hair; fur; one tenth of a yuan or dollar
simp. and trad. (阿毛)		阿	毛

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• Cantonese (Jyutping): aa³ mou⁴

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• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: aa³ mou⁴
    • Yale: a mòuh
    • Cantonese Pinyin: aa³ mou⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: a³ mou⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /äː³³ mou̯²¹/

Noun

阿毛

1. (Cantonese, informal) old lady

Synonyms

• 阿婆 (āpó)

Coordinate terms

• 阿伯 (ābó)