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看門狗

看門狗

See also: 看门狗

Chinese

		to look after the house; to guard the house	dog
trad. (看門狗)		看門	狗
simp. (看门狗)		看门	狗

Noun

看門狗

guard dog

Synonyms

看家狗

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): kānméngǒu

(Zhuyin): ㄎㄢㄇㄣˊ ㄍㄡˇ
Cantonese (Jyutping): hon¹ mun⁴ gau²

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
  - Pinyin: kānméngǒu
  - Zhuyin: ㄎㄢㄇㄣˊ ㄍㄡˇ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: kanmengoou
  - IPA ^(key): /kʰa̠n⁵⁵ mən³⁵ koʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: hon¹ mun⁴ gau²
  - Yale: hōn mùhn gáu
  - Cantonese Pinyin: hon¹ mun⁴ gau²
  - IPA ^(key): /hɔːn⁵⁵ muːn²¹ kɐu̯³⁵/