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海狗

海狗

Chinese

		ocean; sea	dog
simp. and trad. (海狗)		海	狗

Noun

海狗

fur seal

Vietnamese

Hán tự in this word
海	狗

Noun

海狗

Hán tự form of hải cẩu, “fur seal”

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): hǎigǒu

(Zhuyin): ㄏㄞˇ ㄍㄡˇ
Cantonese (Jyutping): hoi² gau²
Hakka (Sixian, PFS): hói-kiéu
Min Nan (POJ): hái-káu

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
  - Pinyin: hǎigǒu
  - Zhuyin: ㄏㄞˇ ㄍㄡˇ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: haegoou
  - IPA ^(key): /xaɪ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ koʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: hoi² gau²
  - Yale: hói gáu
  - Cantonese Pinyin: hoi² gau²
  - IPA ^(key): /hɔːi̯³⁵ kɐu̯³⁵/
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: hói-kiéu
  - Hakka Romanization System: hoi` gieu`
  - Hagfa Pinyim: hoi³ gieu³
  - IPA: /ho̯i³¹ ki̯eu̯³¹/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: hái-káu
  - Tâi-lô: hái-káu
  - Phofsit Daibuun: hay'kao
  - IPA (Xiamen): /haɪ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kaʊ⁵³/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /haɪ⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ kaʊ⁵⁵⁴/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /haɪ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kaʊ⁵³/
  - IPA (Taipei): /haɪ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kaʊ⁵³/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /haɪ⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ kaʊ⁴¹/