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王八

王八

Chinese

		king; Wang (proper name)	eight; 8
simp. and trad. (王八)		王	八

Noun

王八

Synonyms

tortoise: 草龜／草龟 (cǎoguī)
cuckold: 烏龜／乌龟 (wūguī); 綠帽子／绿帽子 (lǜmàozi); 綠帽／绿帽 (lǜmào)

Derived terms

王八蛋 (wángbadàn)

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): wángba

(Zhuyin): ㄨㄤˊ ㄅㄚ˙
Cantonese (Jyutping): wong⁴ baat³
Min Nan (POJ): ông-pat

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
  - Pinyin: wángba
  - Zhuyin: ㄨㄤˊ ㄅㄚ˙
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: wangba
  - IPA ^(key): /u̯ɑŋ³⁵ b̥a̠³/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: wong⁴ baat³
  - Yale: wòhng baat
  - Cantonese Pinyin: wong⁴ baat⁸
  - IPA ^(key): /wɔːŋ²¹ pɑːt̚³/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou, Xiamen, Zhangzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: ông-pat
  - Tâi-lô: ông-pat
  - Phofsit Daibuun: ongpad
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /ɔŋ²⁴⁻²² pat̚⁵/
  - IPA (Xiamen): /ɔŋ²⁴⁻²² pat̚³²/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /ɔŋ¹³⁻²² pat̚³²/