貓咪

See also: 猫咪

Chinese

		cat	sound to call cat
trad. (貓咪)		貓	咪
simp. (猫咪)		猫	咪

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): māomī

  (Zhuyin): ㄇㄠ ㄇㄧ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): maau¹ mi¹
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): niau-bî / niau-mi / niau-mî
• Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): ¹mau-mi

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: māomī
    • Zhuyin: ㄇㄠ ㄇㄧ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: maomi
    • Wade–Giles: mao¹-mi¹
    • Yale: māu-mī
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: mhaumhi
    • Palladius: маоми (maomi)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /mɑʊ̯⁵⁵ mi⁵⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: maau¹ mi¹
    • Yale: māau mī
    • Cantonese Pinyin: maau¹ mi¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: mao¹ mi¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /maːu̯⁵⁵ miː⁵⁵/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Kaohsiung)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: niau-bî
    • Tâi-lô: niau-bî
    • Phofsit Daibuun: niau'bii
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /niãu⁴⁴⁻³³ bi²³/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /niãu³³ bi²⁴/
    • IPA (Xiamen): /niãu⁴⁴⁻²² bi²⁴/
  • (Hokkien: Zhangzhou, variant in Taiwan)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: niau-mi
    • Tâi-lô: niau-mi
    • Phofsit Daibuun: niaumy
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /niãu⁴⁴⁻²² mĩ⁴⁴/
    • IPA (Taipei, Kaohsiung): /niãu⁴⁴⁻³³ mĩ⁴⁴/
  • (Hokkien: Magong)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: niau-mî
    • Tâi-lô: niau-mî
    • Phofsit Daibuun: niaumii
• Wu
  • (Northern: Shanghai)
    • Wugniu: ¹mau-mi
    • MiniDict: 'mau^平 mi
    • Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): ¹'mau-mi
    • Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /mɔ⁵⁵ mi²¹/

Noun

貓咪

1. (colloquial, endearing) kitty; cat; kitty-cat (Classifier: 隻／只 m)

   貓咪睡得很熟。／猫咪睡得很熟。  ―  Māomī shuì de hěn shú.  ―  The cat is sleeping soundly.

Synonyms

Dialectal synonyms of 貓 (“cat”) [map]

Variety	Location	Words edit
Classical Chinese		貓, 狸奴, 狸貓
Formal (Written Standard Chinese)		貓
Taxonomic name		貓
Northeastern Mandarin	Beijing	貓, 貓兒
	Taiwan	貓, 貓咪, 咪咪
	Harbin	貓
	Shenyang	貓
	Malaysia	貓
	Singapore	貓
Jilu Mandarin	Jinan	貓
Jiaoliao Mandarin	Yantai (Muping)	貓子
Central Plains Mandarin	Luoyang	貓, 咪咪
	Wanrong	貓
	Xi'an	貓
	Dingbian	貓
	Xining	貓兒, 貓娃兒
	Xuzhou	貓
	Sokuluk (Gansu Dungan)	貓, 貓兒
Lanyin Mandarin	Yinchuan	貓
	Bayanhot	貓娃子
	Lanzhou	貓兒
	Ürümqi	貓
Southwestern Mandarin	Chengdu	貓兒
	Muli	貓兒
	Chongqing	貓兒
	Wuhan	貓子, 財喜, 阿嗚 childish
	Guiyang	貓, 貓貓, 貓兒, 貓三, 貓咪
	Kunming	貓
	Guilin	貓
	Pingle	貓
	Liuzhou	貓, 貓公
	Luzhai	貓
	Nanning (Wuming)	貓, 貓公
	Mae Salong (Lancang)	貓
	Mae Sai (Tengchong)	貓
Jianghuai Mandarin	Nanjing	貓
	Yangzhou	貓, 貓子
	Hefei	貓
	Huanggang	貓兒
Cantonese	Guangzhou	貓
	Hong Kong	貓
	Hong Kong (San Tin Weitou)	貓
	Hong Kong (Kam Tin Weitou)	貓
	Hong Kong (Ting Kok)	貓
	Hong Kong (Tung Ping Chau)	貓
	Macau	貓
	Guangzhou (Panyu)	貓
	Guangzhou (Huashan, Huadu)	貓
	Guangzhou (Conghua)	貓
	Guangzhou (Zengcheng)	貓
	Foshan	貓
	Foshan (Shatou, Nanhai)	貓
	Foshan (Shunde)	貓
	Foshan (Sanshui)	貓
	Foshan (Mingcheng, Gaoming)	貓
	Zhongshan (Shiqi)	貓
	Zhuhai (Qianshan, Xiangzhou)	貓
	Zhuhai (Shangheng, Doumen; Tanka)	貓
	Zhuhai (Doumen)	貓
	Jiangmen (Baisha)	貓
	Jiangmen (Xinhui)	貓
	Taishan	貓
	Kaiping (Chikan)	貓
	Enping (Niujiang)	貓
	Heshan (Yayao)	貓
	Dongguan	貓
	Shenzhen (Shajing, Bao'an)	貓
	Shenzhen (Dapeng)	貓
	Shaoguan	貓
	Yunfu	貓
	Yangjiang	貓
	Xinyi	貓
	Lianjiang	貓, 貓公
	Nanning	貓
	Wuzhou	貓
	Yulin	貓
	Hepu (Lianzhou)	貓
	Beihai	貓
	Beihai (Qiaogang - Cô Tô)	貓
	Beihai (Qiaogang - Cát Bà)	貓
	Fangchenggang (Fangcheng)	貓
	Danzhou	貓
	Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu)	貓
	Singapore (Guangfu)	貓
	Ho Chi Minh City (Guangfu)	貓
	Móng Cái	貓
Gan	Nanchang	貓兒, 貓
	Pengze	貓
	Lichuan	貓兒
	Pingxiang	貓子
	Liuyang	貓哩
Hakka	Meixian	貓公
	Xingning	貓公
	Dabu (Xihe)	貓公
	Huizhou (Huicheng Bendihua)	貓
	Huiyang	貓
	Dongguan (Qingxi)	貓
	Shenzhen (Shatoujiao)	貓
	Zhongshan (Wuguishan)	貓公
	Zhongshan (Nanlang Heshui)	貓
	Wuhua (Shuizhai)	貓
	Wuhua (Huacheng)	貓, 貓公
	Wuhua (Changbu)	貓
	Wuhua (Mianyang)	貓
	Longchuan (Tuocheng Bendihua)	貓公, 貓
	Guangzhou (Lütian, Conghua)	貓
	Jiexi	貓
	Luhe	貓仔
	Yudu	貓子
	Miaoli (N. Sixian)	貓仔
	Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian)	貓仔
	Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu)	貓仔
	Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu)	貓
	Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping)	貓仔
	Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an)	貓
	Hong Kong	貓
	Luchuan (Daqiao)	貓
	Bobai (Shahe)	貓
	Sabah (Longchuan)	貓
	Kuala Lumpur (Dabu)	貓公
	Senai (Huiyang)	貓
	Kuching (Hepo)	貓
	Sungai Tapang, Batu Kawa (Hepo)	貓
	Singkawang	貓
	Singapore (Meixian)	貓
	Singapore (Dabu)	貓公
Huizhou	Jixi	貓
	Shexian	貓
	Huangshan (Tunxi)	貓兒
	Xiuning	貓兒, 貓
	Yixian	貓兒
	Qimen	貓兒
	Wuyuan	貓
Jin	Taiyuan	貓兒
	Pingyao	貓兒
	Xinzhou	貓兒
	Hohhot	貓
Northern Min	Jian'ou	貓唧
	Jian'ou (Dikou)	貓唧
	Zhenghe (Zhenqian)	貓
	Pucheng (Shibei)	貓
Eastern Min	Fuzhou	貓囝, 貓, 咪咪 childish
	Fuzhou (Changle)	貓囝
	Fuqing	貓囝, 貓
	Yongtai	貓狸
	Gutian	貓狸
	Fu'an	貓狸
	Ningde	貓狸
	Shouning	貓咪
	Zhouning	貓狸
	Fuding	貓咪
	Matsu	貓囝, 貓
	Sitiawan (Gutian)	貓狸
Southern Min	Xiamen	貓, 貓貓
	Quanzhou	貓
	Zhangzhou	貓
	Zhao'an	貓
	Dongshan	貓
	Taipei	貓
	New Taipei (Sanxia)	貓
	Kaohsiung	貓仔, 貓咪
	Yilan	貓
	Changhua (Lukang)	貓
	Taichung	貓仔, 貓
	Taichung (Wuqi)	貓
	Tainan	貓仔
	Taitung	貓
	Hsinchu	貓仔, 貓
	Kinmen	貓
	Penghu (Magong)	貓, 貓咪
	Penang (Hokkien)	貓
	Singapore (Hokkien)	貓
	Manila (Hokkien)	貓
	Medan (Hokkien)	貓
	Pingnan (Shangdu)	貓
	Chaozhou	貓
	Haifeng	貓咪, 翻瓦
	Bangkok (Teochew)	貓
	Johor Bahru (Teochew)	貓
	Singapore (Teochew)	貓
	Leizhou	貓貓 endearing
	Wenchang	貓
	Haikou	貓
Puxian Min	Putian	貓子
	Putian (Donghai, Chengxiang)	貓
	Putian (Jiangkou, Hanjiang)	貓子
	Putian (Nanri, Xiuyu)	貓
	Xianyou	貓
	Xianyou (Fengting)	貓
	Xianyou (Youyang)	貓
Central Min	Nanping (Wangtai, Yanping)	貓
Southern Pinghua	Nanning (Tingzi)	貓
Northern Pinghua	Guilin (Dahe)	貓兒
Waxiang	Guzhang (Gaofeng)	貓子
	Yuanling (Shaojiwan)	貓子
Wu	Shanghai	貓, 貓咪
	Shanghai (Chongming)	貓兒
	Suzhou	貓
	Wuxi	貓
	Danyang	貓, 貓子
	Hangzhou	貓
	Ningbo	貓
	Wenzhou	貓兒, 貓, 貓妞 childish
	Jinhua	貓
Xiang	Changsha	貓, 貓吱 childish, 壽它子 euphemistic
	Xiangxiang	貓
	Loudi	貓兒
	Shuangfeng	貓兒, 貓
	Quanzhou	貓
Xiangnan Tuhua	Jiangyong	貓關

Dialectal synonyms of 小貓 (“kitten”) [map]

Variety	Location	Words edit
Formal (Written Standard Chinese)		小貓
Northeastern Mandarin	Beijing	小貓兒
	Taiwan	小貓
	Singapore	小貓
Central Plains Mandarin	Xi'an	貓娃兒
	Xining	尕貓娃兒
	Sokuluk (Gansu Dungan)	貓娃子, 貓娃兒
Lanyin Mandarin	Yinchuan	貓娃子, 貓娃娃
	Lanzhou	貓娃子
Southwestern Mandarin	Wuhan	咪咪
	Guiyang	貓崽, 小貓咪 childish
Cantonese	Guangzhou	貓仔
	Hong Kong	貓仔
	Dongguan	貓仔
	Ho Chi Minh City (Guangfu)	貓仔
Gan	Lichuan	貓崽兒
	Pingxiang	貓崽子
Hakka	Meixian	細貓公
	Yudu	貓子
	Miaoli (N. Sixian)	貓子
	Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian)	貓子
	Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu)	貓子
	Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu)	貓子
	Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping)	貓子
	Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an)	貓幺
Eastern Min	Fuzhou	貓囝囝, 眯囝
	Fuqing	貓囝, 貓囝囝
Southern Min	Xiamen	貓咪
	Penang (Hokkien)	貓囝
	Singapore (Hokkien)	貓囝
	Singapore (Teochew)	貓囝
	Leizhou	貓囝
Wu	Shanghai (Chongming)	小貓兒
	Wenzhou	貓兒

References

• “Entry #11960”, in 教育部臺灣台語常用詞辭典 (overall work in Mandarin and Hokkien), Ministry of Education, R.O.C., 2024.