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沐猴

沐猴

Chinese

		bathe; cleanse; receive favors	monkey
simp. and trad. (沐猴)		沐	猴

Noun

沐猴

(literary) macaque

Derived terms

沐猴冠冕
沐猴而冠

沐猴衣冠
衣冠沐猴

Japanese

Kanji in this term
沐	猴
もく > もっ Hyōgaiji	こう Hyōgaiji
on'yomi

Noun

沐猴 ‎(hiragana もっこう, romaji mokkō)

monkey

Proverbs

Proverbs

沐猴 (もっこう)にして冠 (かん)す ‎(mokkō ni shite kansu)

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): mùhóu

(Zhuyin): ㄇㄨˋ ㄏㄡˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): muk⁶ hau⁴

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
  - Pinyin: mùhóu
  - Zhuyin: ㄇㄨˋ ㄏㄡˊ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: muhhour
  - IPA ^(key): /mu⁵¹ xoʊ̯³⁵/
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing, erhua-ed)⁺
  - Pinyin: mùhóur
  - Zhuyin: ㄇㄨˋ ㄏㄡˊㄦ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: muhhoulr
  - IPA ^(key): /mu⁵¹ xɤʊɻʷ³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: muk⁶ hau⁴
  - Yale: muhk hàuh
  - Cantonese Pinyin: muk⁹ hau⁴
  - IPA ^(key): /mʊk̚² hɐu̯²¹/