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綿羊

綿羊

See also: 绵羊

Chinese

		cotton; incessant; soft cotton; incessant; soft; downy	sheep
trad. (綿羊)		綿	羊
simp. (绵羊)		绵	羊

Noun

綿羊 (classifier 隻／只 (zhī))

sheep

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): miányáng

(Zhuyin): ㄇㄧㄢˊ ㄧㄤˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): min⁴ joeng^4-2
Hakka (Sixian, PFS): mièn-yòng
Min Nan (POJ): mî-iûⁿ

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)
  - Pinyin: miányáng
  - Zhuyin: ㄇㄧㄢˊ ㄧㄤˊ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: mianyang
  - IPA ^(key): /mi̯ɛn³⁵ i̯ɑŋ³⁵/
  - Homophones:
    
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    綿羊／绵羊
    綿陽／绵阳
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: min⁴ joeng^4-2
  - Yale: mìhn yéung
  - Cantonese Pinyin: min⁴ joeng^4-2
  - IPA ^(key): /miːn²¹ jœːŋ²¹⁻³⁵/
Hakka
- (Northern Sixian, incl. Miaoli)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: mièn-yòng
  - Hakka Romanization System: mienˇ iongˇ
  - Hagfa Pinyim: mian² yong²
  - IPA: /mi̯en¹¹ i̯oŋ¹¹/
- (Southern Sixian, incl. Meinong)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: mièn-yòng
  - Hakka Romanization System: mienˇ (r)iongˇ
  - Hagfa Pinyim: mian² yong²
  - IPA: /mi̯en¹¹ (j)i̯oŋ¹¹/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: mî-iûⁿ
  - Tâi-lô: mî-iûnn
  - Phofsit Daibuun: mi'viuu
  - IPA (Xiamen): /mi²⁴⁻²² iũ²⁴/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /mi²⁴⁻²² iũ²⁴/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /mi¹³⁻²² iũ¹³/
  - IPA (Taipei): /mi²⁴⁻¹¹ iũ²⁴/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /mi²³⁻³³ iũ²³/