# 貓貓
## Chinese
### Etymology 1
#### Pronunciation

* Mandarin
    (Standard)
       (Pinyin): māomāo
       (Zhuyin): ㄇㄠ ㄇㄠ
    (Chengdu, Sichuanese Pinyin): mao$^1$ mao$^1$
* Cantonese (Jyutping): maau$^1$ maau$^1$
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: māomāo
*** Zhuyin: ㄇㄠ ㄇㄠ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: maomao
*** Wade–Giles: mao$^1$-mao$^1$
*** Yale: māu-māu
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: mhaumhau
*** Palladius: маомао (maomao)
*** Sinological IPA : /mɑʊ̯⁵⁵ mɑʊ̯⁵⁵/
** (Chengdu)
*** Sichuanese Pinyin: mao$^1$ mao$^1$
*** Scuanxua Ladinxua Xin Wenz: maomao
*** Sinological IPA : /mau⁵⁵ mau⁵⁵/
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: maau$^1$ maau$^1$
*** Yale: māau māau
*** Cantonese Pinyin: maau$^1$ maau$^1$
*** Guangdong Romanization: mao$^1$ mao$^1$
*** Sinological IPA : /maːu̯⁵⁵ maːu̯⁵⁵/

#### Noun

貓貓
* (childish or endearing or Guizhou Mandarin) cat
* (Sichuanese) tiger

##### Synonyms

| Variety | Location | Words |
| Classical Chinese | Classical Chinese | 貓, 狸奴, 狸貓 |
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 貓 |
| Taxonomic name | Taxonomic name | 貓 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Beijing | 貓, 貓兒 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Taiwan | 貓, 貓咪, 咪咪 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Harbin | 貓 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Shenyang | 貓 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Malaysia | 貓 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Singapore | 貓 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Jinan | 貓 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Yantai (Muping) | 貓子 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Luoyang | 貓, 咪咪 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Wanrong | 貓 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xi'an | 貓 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Dingbian | 貓 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xining | 貓兒, 貓娃兒 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xuzhou | 貓 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Sokuluk (Gansu Dungan) | 貓, 貓兒 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Yinchuan | 貓 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Bayanhot | 貓娃子 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Lanzhou | 貓兒 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Ürümqi | 貓 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Chengdu | 貓兒 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Muli | 貓兒 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Chongqing | 貓兒 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Wuhan | 貓子, 財喜, 阿嗚 childish |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Guiyang | 貓, 貓貓, 貓兒, 貓三, 貓咪 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Kunming | 貓 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Guilin | 貓 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Pingle | 貓 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Liuzhou | 貓, 貓公 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Luzhai | 貓 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Nanning (Wuming) | 貓, 貓公 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Mae Salong (Lancang) | 貓 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Mae Sai (Tengchong) | 貓 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Nanjing | 貓 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Yangzhou | 貓, 貓子 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Hefei | 貓 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Huanggang | 貓兒 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | 貓 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong | 貓 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong (San Tin Weitou) | 貓 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong (Kam Tin Weitou) | 貓 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong (Ting Kok) | 貓 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong (Tung Ping Chau) | 貓 |
| Cantonese | Macau | 貓 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Panyu) | 貓 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Huashan, Huadu) | 貓 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Conghua) | 貓 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Zengcheng) | 貓 |
| Cantonese | Foshan | 貓 |
| Cantonese | Foshan (Shatou, Nanhai) | 貓 |
| Cantonese | Foshan (Shunde) | 貓 |
| Cantonese | Foshan (Sanshui) | 貓 |
| Cantonese | Foshan (Mingcheng, Gaoming) | 貓 |
| Cantonese | Zhongshan (Shiqi) | 貓 |
| Cantonese | Zhuhai (Qianshan, Xiangzhou) | 貓 |
| Cantonese | Zhuhai (Shangheng, Doumen; Tanka) | 貓 |
| Cantonese | Zhuhai (Doumen) | 貓 |
| Cantonese | Jiangmen (Baisha) | 貓 |
| Cantonese | Jiangmen (Xinhui) | 貓 |
| Cantonese | Taishan | 貓 |
| Cantonese | Kaiping (Chikan) | 貓 |
| Cantonese | Enping (Niujiang) | 貓 |
| Cantonese | Heshan (Yayao) | 貓 |
| Cantonese | Dongguan | 貓 |
| Cantonese | Shenzhen (Shajing, Bao'an) | 貓 |
| Cantonese | Shenzhen (Dapeng) | 貓 |
| Cantonese | Shaoguan | 貓 |
| Cantonese | Yunfu | 貓 |
| Cantonese | Yangjiang | 貓 |
| Cantonese | Xinyi | 貓 |
| Cantonese | Lianjiang | 貓, 貓公 |
| Cantonese | Nanning | 貓 |
| Cantonese | Wuzhou | 貓 |
| Cantonese | Yulin | 貓 |
| Cantonese | Hepu (Lianzhou) | 貓 |
| Cantonese | Beihai | 貓 |
| Cantonese | Beihai (Qiaogang - Cô Tô) | 貓 |
| Cantonese | Beihai (Qiaogang - Cát Bà) | 貓 |
| Cantonese | Fangchenggang (Fangcheng) | 貓 |
| Cantonese | Danzhou | 貓 |
| Cantonese | Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu) | 貓 |
| Cantonese | Singapore (Guangfu) | 貓 |
| Cantonese | Ho Chi Minh City (Guangfu) | 貓 |
| Cantonese | Móng Cái | 貓 |
| Gan | Nanchang | 貓兒, 貓 |
| Gan | Pengze | 貓 |
| Gan | Lichuan | 貓兒 |
| Gan | Pingxiang | 貓子 |
| Gan | Liuyang | 貓哩 |
| Hakka | Meixian | 貓公 |
| Hakka | Xingning | 貓公 |
| Hakka | Dabu (Xihe) | 貓公 |
| Hakka | Huizhou (Huicheng Bendihua) | 貓 |
| Hakka | Huiyang | 貓 |
| Hakka | Dongguan (Qingxi) | 貓 |
| Hakka | Shenzhen (Shatoujiao) | 貓 |
| Hakka | Zhongshan (Wuguishan) | 貓公 |
| Hakka | Zhongshan (Nanlang Heshui) | 貓 |
| Hakka | Wuhua (Shuizhai) | 貓 |
| Hakka | Wuhua (Huacheng) | 貓, 貓公 |
| Hakka | Wuhua (Changbu) | 貓 |
| Hakka | Wuhua (Mianyang) | 貓 |
| Hakka | Longchuan (Tuocheng Bendihua) | 貓公, 貓 |
| Hakka | Guangzhou (Lütian, Conghua) | 貓 |
| Hakka | Jiexi | 貓 |
| Hakka | Luhe | 貓仔 |
| Hakka | Yudu | 貓子 |
| Hakka | Miaoli (N. Sixian) | 貓仔 |
| Hakka | Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian) | 貓仔 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) | 貓仔 |
| Hakka | Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu) | 貓 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping) | 貓仔 |
| Hakka | Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an) | 貓 |
| Hakka | Hong Kong | 貓 |
| Hakka | Luchuan (Daqiao) | 貓 |
| Hakka | Bobai (Shahe) | 貓 |
| Hakka | Sabah (Longchuan) | 貓 |
| Hakka | Kuala Lumpur (Dabu) | 貓公 |
| Hakka | Senai (Huiyang) | 貓 |
| Hakka | Kuching (Hepo) | 貓 |
| Hakka | Sungai Tapang, Batu Kawa (Hepo) | 貓 |
| Hakka | Singkawang | 貓 |
| Hakka | Singapore (Meixian) | 貓 |
| Hakka | Singapore (Dabu) | 貓公 |
| Huizhou | Jixi | 貓 |
| Huizhou | Shexian | 貓 |
| Huizhou | Huangshan (Tunxi) | 貓兒 |
| Huizhou | Xiuning | 貓兒, 貓 |
| Huizhou | Yixian | 貓兒 |
| Huizhou | Qimen | 貓兒 |
| Huizhou | Wuyuan | 貓 |
| Jin | Taiyuan | 貓兒 |
| Jin | Pingyao | 貓兒 |
| Jin | Xinzhou | 貓兒 |
| Jin | Hohhot | 貓 |
| Northern Min | Jian'ou | 貓唧 |
| Northern Min | Jian'ou (Dikou) | 貓唧 |
| Northern Min | Zhenghe (Zhenqian) | 貓 |
| Northern Min | Pucheng (Shibei) | 貓 |
| Eastern Min | Fuzhou | 貓囝, 貓, 咪咪 childish |
| Eastern Min | Fuzhou (Changle) | 貓囝 |
| Eastern Min | Fuqing | 貓囝, 貓 |
| Eastern Min | Yongtai | 貓狸 |
| Eastern Min | Gutian | 貓狸 |
| Eastern Min | Fu'an | 貓狸 |
| Eastern Min | Ningde | 貓狸 |
| Eastern Min | Shouning | 貓咪 |
| Eastern Min | Zhouning | 貓狸 |
| Eastern Min | Fuding | 貓咪 |
| Eastern Min | Matsu | 貓囝, 貓 |
| Eastern Min | Sitiawan (Gutian) | 貓狸 |
| Southern Min | Xiamen | 貓, 貓貓 |
| Southern Min | Quanzhou | 貓 |
| Southern Min | Zhangzhou | 貓 |
| Southern Min | Zhao'an | 貓 |
| Southern Min | Dongshan | 貓 |
| Southern Min | Taipei | 貓 |
| Southern Min | New Taipei (Sanxia) | 貓 |
| Southern Min | Kaohsiung | 貓仔, 貓咪 |
| Southern Min | Yilan | 貓 |
| Southern Min | Changhua (Lukang) | 貓 |
| Southern Min | Taichung | 貓仔, 貓 |
| Southern Min | Taichung (Wuqi) | 貓 |
| Southern Min | Tainan | 貓仔 |
| Southern Min | Taitung | 貓 |
| Southern Min | Hsinchu | 貓仔, 貓 |
| Southern Min | Kinmen | 貓 |
| Southern Min | Penghu (Magong) | 貓, 貓咪 |
| Southern Min | Penang (Hokkien) | 貓 |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Hokkien) | 貓 |
| Southern Min | Manila (Hokkien) | 貓 |
| Southern Min | Medan (Hokkien) | 貓 |
| Southern Min | Pingnan (Shangdu) | 貓 |
| Southern Min | Chaozhou | 貓 |
| Southern Min | Haifeng | 貓咪, 翻瓦 |
| Southern Min | Bangkok (Teochew) | 貓 |
| Southern Min | Johor Bahru (Teochew) | 貓 |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Teochew) | 貓 |
| Southern Min | Leizhou | 貓貓 endearing |
| Southern Min | Wenchang | 貓 |
| Southern Min | Haikou | 貓 |
| Puxian Min | Putian | 貓子 |
| Puxian Min | Putian (Donghai, Chengxiang) | 貓 |
| Puxian Min | Putian (Jiangkou, Hanjiang) | 貓子 |
| Puxian Min | Putian (Nanri, Xiuyu) | 貓 |
| Puxian Min | Xianyou | 貓 |
| Puxian Min | Xianyou (Fengting) | 貓 |
| Puxian Min | Xianyou (Youyang) | 貓 |
| Central Min | Nanping (Wangtai, Yanping) | 貓 |
| Southern Pinghua | Nanning (Tingzi) | 貓 |
| Northern Pinghua | Guilin (Dahe) | 貓兒 |
| Waxiang | Guzhang (Gaofeng) | 貓子 |
| Waxiang | Yuanling (Shaojiwan) | 貓子 |
| Wu | Shanghai | 貓, 貓咪 |
| Wu | Shanghai (Chongming) | 貓兒 |
| Wu | Suzhou | 貓 |
| Wu | Wuxi | 貓 |
| Wu | Danyang | 貓, 貓子 |
| Wu | Hangzhou | 貓 |
| Wu | Ningbo | 貓 |
| Wu | Wenzhou | 貓兒, 貓, 貓妞 childish |
| Wu | Jinhua | 貓 |
| Xiang | Changsha | 貓, 貓吱 childish, 壽它子 euphemistic |
| Xiang | Xiangxiang | 貓 |
| Xiang | Loudi | 貓兒 |
| Xiang | Shuangfeng | 貓兒, 貓 |
| Xiang | Quanzhou | 貓 |
| Xiangnan Tuhua | Jiangyong | 貓關 |
| Variety | Location | Words |
| Classical Chinese | Classical Chinese | 虎, 李父, 李耳, 於菟, 伯都 |
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 虎, 老虎 |
| Taxonomic name | Taxonomic name | 虎 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Beijing | 老虎 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Taiwan | 老虎 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Ulanhot | 老虎, 山中王 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Tongliao | 老虎 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Chifeng | 老虎 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Hulunbuir (Hailar) | 老虎, 山中王 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Harbin | 老虎, 老虎媽子 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Shenyang | 老虎 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Malaysia | 老虎 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Singapore | 老虎 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Jinan | 老虎 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Yantai (Muping) | 老虎 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Luoyang | 老虎 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Wanrong | 老虎 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Zhengzhou | 老虎 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xi'an | 老虎 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xining | 老虎 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xuzhou | 老虎 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Yinchuan | 老虎 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Bayanhot | 老虎 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Lanzhou | 老虎 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Ürümqi | 老虎 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Chengdu | 老虎, 大貓兒, 貓貓 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Wuhan | 老虎 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Guiyang | 老虎 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Kunming | 老虎 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Guilin | 老虎 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Liuzhou | 老虎 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Nanning (Wuming) | 老虎 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Nanjing | 老虎 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Yangzhou | 老虎 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Hefei | 老虎 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Huanggang | 老虎 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | 老虎 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong | 老虎 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong (San Tin Weitou) | 老虎 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong (Kam Tin Weitou) | 老虎 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong (Ting Kok) | 老虎 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong (Tung Ping Chau) | 老虎 |
| Cantonese | Macau | 老虎 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Panyu) | 老虎 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Huashan, Huadu) | 老虎 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Conghua) | 老虎 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Zengcheng) | 老虎 |
| Cantonese | Foshan | 老虎 |
| Cantonese | Foshan (Shatou, Nanhai) | 老虎 |
| Cantonese | Foshan (Shunde) | 老虎 |
| Cantonese | Foshan (Sanshui) | 老虎 |
| Cantonese | Foshan (Mingcheng, Gaoming) | 老虎 |
| Cantonese | Zhongshan (Shiqi) | 老虎 |
| Cantonese | Zhuhai (Qianshan, Xiangzhou) | 老虎 |
| Cantonese | Zhuhai (Shangheng, Doumen; Tanka) | 老虎 |
| Cantonese | Zhuhai (Doumen) | 老虎 |
| Cantonese | Jiangmen (Baisha) | 老虎 |
| Cantonese | Jiangmen (Xinhui) | 老虎 |
| Cantonese | Taishan | 老虎 |
| Cantonese | Kaiping (Chikan) | 老虎 |
| Cantonese | Enping (Niujiang) | 老虎 |
| Cantonese | Heshan (Yayao) | 老虎 |
| Cantonese | Dongguan | 老虎 |
| Cantonese | Shenzhen (Shajing, Bao'an) | 老虎 |
| Cantonese | Qingyuan | 老虎 |
| Cantonese | Fogang | 老虎 |
| Cantonese | Yingde (Hanguang) | 老虎 |
| Cantonese | Yangshan | 老虎 |
| Cantonese | Lianshan (Butian) | 老虎 |
| Cantonese | Lianzhou (Qingshui Sihui) | 老虎 |
| Cantonese | Shaoguan | 老虎 |
| Cantonese | Shaoguan (Qujiang) | 老虎 |
| Cantonese | Renhua | 老虎 |
| Cantonese | Lechang | 老虎 |
| Cantonese | Zhaoqing (Gaoyao) | 老虎 |
| Cantonese | Sihui | 羅虎 |
| Cantonese | Guangning | 羅虎 |
| Cantonese | Deqing | 老虎 |
| Cantonese | Huaiji | 老虎 |
| Cantonese | Fengkai (Nanfeng) | 老虎 |
| Cantonese | Yunfu | 老虎 |
| Cantonese | Xinxing | 老虎 |
| Cantonese | Luoding | 老虎 |
| Cantonese | Yunan (Pingtai) | 老虎 |
| Cantonese | Yangjiang | 大蟲, 大貓, 老虎 |
| Cantonese | Xinyi | 老虎 |
| Cantonese | Maoming (Xinpo) | 大貓 |
| Cantonese | Lianjiang | 老虎 |
| Cantonese | Wuchuan (Wuyang) | 老虎 |
| Cantonese | Nanning | 老虎 |
| Cantonese | Nanning (Tanka) | 老虎 |
| Cantonese | Wuzhou | 老虎, 大蟲 |
| Cantonese | Yulin | 老虎, 大蟲 |
| Cantonese | Hepu (Lianzhou) | 老虎, 大蟲 |
| Cantonese | Hepu (Shatian) | 老虎 |
| Cantonese | Guiping | 老虎 |
| Cantonese | Mengshan (Xihe) | 老虎 |
| Cantonese | Guigang (Nanjiang) | 老虎 |
| Cantonese | Beiliu (Tangliao) | 大蟲 |
| Cantonese | Baise | 老虎 |
| Cantonese | Bobai | 老虎 |
| Cantonese | Lingshan | 大蟲 |
| Cantonese | Pubei | 大蟲 |
| Cantonese | Qinzhou | 老虎 |
| Cantonese | Beihai | 老虎 |
| Cantonese | Beihai (Nankang) | 老虎 |
| Cantonese | Beihai (Yingpan) | 老虎 |
| Cantonese | Beihai (Qiaogang - Cô Tô) | 老虎 |
| Cantonese | Ningming | 老虎 |
| Cantonese | Hengzhou | 老虎 |
| Cantonese | Hezhou (Pumen, Babu) | 老虎 |
| Cantonese | Fangchenggang (Fangcheng) | 老虎 |
| Cantonese | Danzhou | 老虎 |
| Cantonese | Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu) | 老虎 |
| Cantonese | Singapore (Guangfu) | 老虎 |
| Cantonese | Ho Chi Minh City (Guangfu) | 老虎 |
| Cantonese | Móng Cái | 老虎 |
| Gan | Nanchang | 老虎 |
| Gan | Lichuan | 老虎 |
| Gan | Pingxiang | 老虎 |
| Hakka | Meixian | 老虎 |
| Hakka | Dabu (Xihe) | 老虎 |
| Hakka | Huizhou (Huicheng Bendihua) | 老虎 |
| Hakka | Dongguan (Qingxi) | 老虎 |
| Hakka | Shenzhen (Shatoujiao) | 老虎 |
| Hakka | Zhongshan (Nanlang Heshui) | 老虎 |
| Hakka | Wuhua (Huacheng) | 老虎 |
| Hakka | Guangzhou (Lütian, Conghua) | 老虎 |
| Hakka | Jiexi | 老虎 |
| Hakka | Luhe | 老虎 |
| Hakka | Longyan (Xiayang, Yongding) | 老虎 |
| Hakka | Yudu | 老虎 |
| Hakka | Miaoli (N. Sixian) | 老虎 |
| Hakka | Miaoli (Gongguan; N. Sixian) | 老虎 |
| Hakka | Miaoli (Zhuolan; N. Sixian) | 老虎 |
| Hakka | Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian) | 老虎 |
| Hakka | Pingtung (Wuluo, Ligang; S. Sixian) | 老虎 |
| Hakka | Kaohsiung (Meinong; S. Sixian) | 老虎 |
| Hakka | Kaohsiung (Shanlin; S. Sixian) | 老虎 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) | 老虎 |
| Hakka | Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu) | 老虎 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping) | 老虎 |
| Hakka | Miaoli (Zhuolan; Raoping) | 老虎 |
| Hakka | Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an) | 虎, 老虎 |
| Hakka | Hong Kong | 老虎 |
| Hakka | Luchuan (Daqiao) | 大蟲 |
| Hakka | Sabah (Longchuan) | 老虎 |
| Hakka | Kuala Lumpur (Dabu) | 老虎 |
| Hakka | Senai (Huiyang) | 老虎 |
| Hakka | Sungai Tapang, Batu Kawa (Hepo) | 老虎 |
| Hakka | Singkawang | 老虎 |
| Huizhou | Jixi | 老虎 |
| Huizhou | Fuliang | 老虎 |
| Jin | Taiyuan | 老虎 |
| Jin | Pingyao | 老虎 |
| Jin | Xinzhou | 老虎 |
| Jin | Taibus (Baochang) | 老虎 |
| Jin | Linhe | 老虎 |
| Jin | Jining | 老虎 |
| Jin | Hohhot | 老虎 |
| Jin | Baotou | 老虎 |
| Jin | Dongsheng | 老虎 |
| Jin | Haibowan | 老虎 |
| Jiuxing Yumin | Lanxi | 老虎 |
| Northern Min | Jian'ou | 老虎 |
| Eastern Min | Fuzhou | 老虎 |
| Eastern Min | Fuqing | 老虎 |
| Eastern Min | Matsu | 老虎 |
| Southern Min | Xiamen | 虎 |
| Southern Min | Quanzhou | 虎 |
| Southern Min | Yongchun | 虎 |
| Southern Min | Zhangzhou | 虎, 著災仔 dated, euphemistic |
| Southern Min | Zhao'an | 老虎 |
| Southern Min | Taipei | 虎 |
| Southern Min | New Taipei (Sanxia) | 虎 |
| Southern Min | Kaohsiung | 虎 |
| Southern Min | Yilan | 虎 |
| Southern Min | Changhua (Lukang) | 虎 |
| Southern Min | Taichung | 虎 |
| Southern Min | Taichung (Wuqi) | 虎 |
| Southern Min | Tainan | 虎 |
| Southern Min | Taitung | 虎 |
| Southern Min | Hsinchu | 虎 |
| Southern Min | Kinmen | 虎 |
| Southern Min | Penghu (Magong) | 虎 |
| Southern Min | Penang (Hokkien) | 老虎 |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Hokkien) | 虎, 虎仔, 老虎, 伯公馬 dated |
| Southern Min | Manila (Hokkien) | 虎 |
| Southern Min | Medan (Hokkien) | 老虎 |
| Southern Min | Pingnan (Shangdu) | 虎 |
| Southern Min | Chaozhou | 老虎 |
| Southern Min | Haifeng | 老虎 |
| Southern Min | Bangkok (Teochew) | 老虎 |
| Southern Min | Johor Bahru (Teochew) | 老虎 |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Teochew) | 老虎 |
| Southern Min | Leizhou | 虎, 大頭貓 |
| Southern Min | Wenchang | 老虎 |
| Southern Min | Haikou | 虎 |
| Puxian Min | Putian | 老虎 |
| Puxian Min | Putian (Donghai, Chengxiang) | 老虎 |
| Puxian Min | Fuding (Aoyao) | 老虎 |
| Central Min | Yong'an | 老虎 |
| Zhongshan Min | Zhongshan (Longdu, Shaxi) | 老虎 |
| Southern Pinghua | Nanning (Tingzi) | 老虎 |
| Northern Pinghua | Guilin (Dahe) | 老虎 |
| Shehua | Fu'an | 老虎 |
| Shehua | Fuding | 老虎 |
| Shehua | Luoyuan | 老虎 |
| Shehua | Sanming | 老虎 |
| Shehua | Shunchang | 老虎 |
| Shehua | Hua'an | 老虎 |
| Shehua | Guixi (Zhangping) | 老虎 |
| Shehua | Cangnan | 老虎 |
| Shehua | Jingning (Hexi) | 老虎 |
| Shehua | Lishui | 老虎 |
| Shehua | Longyou | 老虎 |
| Shehua | Chaozhou | 老虎 |
| Shehua | Fengshun | 老虎 |
| Waxiang | Guzhang (Gaofeng) | 豹虎 |
| Waxiang | Yuanling (Shaojiwan) | 黃貓虎 |
| Wu | Shanghai | 老虎 |
| Wu | Shanghai (Chongming) | 老虎 |
| Wu | Suzhou | 老虎 |
| Wu | Wuxi | 老虎 |
| Wu | Danyang | 老虎 |
| Wu | Hangzhou | 老虎 |
| Wu | Ningbo | 老虎 |
| Wu | Wenzhou | 老虎, 大貓 |
| Wu | Jinhua | 老虎 |
| Xiang | Changsha | 老虎, 老蟲, 大蟲, 大貓, 爬山子 |
| Xiang | Loudi | 老蟲, 山貓子 |
| Xiang | Shuangfeng | 老蟲, 山貓兒 |
| Xiang | Quanzhou | 老虎 |
| Xiangnan Tuhua | Jiangyong | 虎 |
| Xiangnan Tuhua | Dong'an | 豹公 |
| Yuebei Tuhua | Shaoguan (Dacun, Baitu, Qujiang) | 老虎 |
| Yuebei Tuhua | Shaoguan (Xiangyang, Xihe, Wujiang) | 老虎 |
| Yuebei Tuhua | Shaoguan (Shibei, Xinshao, Zhenjiang) | 老虎 |
| Yuebei Tuhua | Renhua (Zhoutian) | 老虎 |
| Yuebei Tuhua | Renhua (Shitang) | 老虎 |
| Yuebei Tuhua | Renhua (Songwei, Guitou) | 老虎 |
| Yuebei Tuhua | Lechang (Changlai) | 老虎 |
| Yuebei Tuhua | Lechang (Beixiang) | 老虎 |
| Yuebei Tuhua | Lechang (Huangpu) | 老虎 |
| Yuebei Tuhua | Lechang (Guitang, Pingshi) | 老虎 |
| Yuebei Tuhua | Lechang (Sanxi) | 老虎 |

### Etymology 2
#### Pronunciation

* Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): niau-bâ
* Southern Min
** (Hokkien: Xiamen, Yongchun, General Taiwanese)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: niau-bâ
*** Tâi-lô: niau-bâ
*** Phofsit Daibuun: niau'baa
*** IPA (Taipei): /niãu⁴⁴⁻³³ ba²⁴/
*** IPA (Kaohsiung): /niãu⁴⁴⁻³³ ba²³/
*** IPA (Xiamen, Yongchun): /niãu⁴⁴⁻²² ba²⁴/

#### Noun

貓貓
* (Xiamen and Taiwanese Hokkien) cat
* (Yongchun Hokkien) Siberian weasel (Mustela sibirica)

##### Synonyms

| Variety | Location | Words |
| Classical Chinese | Classical Chinese | 貓, 狸奴, 狸貓 |
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 貓 |
| Taxonomic name | Taxonomic name | 貓 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Beijing | 貓, 貓兒 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Taiwan | 貓, 貓咪, 咪咪 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Harbin | 貓 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Shenyang | 貓 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Malaysia | 貓 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Singapore | 貓 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Jinan | 貓 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Yantai (Muping) | 貓子 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Luoyang | 貓, 咪咪 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Wanrong | 貓 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xi'an | 貓 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Dingbian | 貓 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xining | 貓兒, 貓娃兒 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xuzhou | 貓 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Sokuluk (Gansu Dungan) | 貓, 貓兒 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Yinchuan | 貓 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Bayanhot | 貓娃子 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Lanzhou | 貓兒 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Ürümqi | 貓 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Chengdu | 貓兒 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Muli | 貓兒 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Chongqing | 貓兒 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Wuhan | 貓子, 財喜, 阿嗚 childish |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Guiyang | 貓, 貓貓, 貓兒, 貓三, 貓咪 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Kunming | 貓 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Guilin | 貓 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Pingle | 貓 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Liuzhou | 貓, 貓公 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Luzhai | 貓 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Nanning (Wuming) | 貓, 貓公 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Mae Salong (Lancang) | 貓 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Mae Sai (Tengchong) | 貓 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Nanjing | 貓 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Yangzhou | 貓, 貓子 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Hefei | 貓 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Huanggang | 貓兒 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | 貓 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong | 貓 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong (San Tin Weitou) | 貓 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong (Kam Tin Weitou) | 貓 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong (Ting Kok) | 貓 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong (Tung Ping Chau) | 貓 |
| Cantonese | Macau | 貓 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Panyu) | 貓 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Huashan, Huadu) | 貓 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Conghua) | 貓 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Zengcheng) | 貓 |
| Cantonese | Foshan | 貓 |
| Cantonese | Foshan (Shatou, Nanhai) | 貓 |
| Cantonese | Foshan (Shunde) | 貓 |
| Cantonese | Foshan (Sanshui) | 貓 |
| Cantonese | Foshan (Mingcheng, Gaoming) | 貓 |
| Cantonese | Zhongshan (Shiqi) | 貓 |
| Cantonese | Zhuhai (Qianshan, Xiangzhou) | 貓 |
| Cantonese | Zhuhai (Shangheng, Doumen; Tanka) | 貓 |
| Cantonese | Zhuhai (Doumen) | 貓 |
| Cantonese | Jiangmen (Baisha) | 貓 |
| Cantonese | Jiangmen (Xinhui) | 貓 |
| Cantonese | Taishan | 貓 |
| Cantonese | Kaiping (Chikan) | 貓 |
| Cantonese | Enping (Niujiang) | 貓 |
| Cantonese | Heshan (Yayao) | 貓 |
| Cantonese | Dongguan | 貓 |
| Cantonese | Shenzhen (Shajing, Bao'an) | 貓 |
| Cantonese | Shenzhen (Dapeng) | 貓 |
| Cantonese | Shaoguan | 貓 |
| Cantonese | Yunfu | 貓 |
| Cantonese | Yangjiang | 貓 |
| Cantonese | Xinyi | 貓 |
| Cantonese | Lianjiang | 貓, 貓公 |
| Cantonese | Nanning | 貓 |
| Cantonese | Wuzhou | 貓 |
| Cantonese | Yulin | 貓 |
| Cantonese | Hepu (Lianzhou) | 貓 |
| Cantonese | Beihai | 貓 |
| Cantonese | Beihai (Qiaogang - Cô Tô) | 貓 |
| Cantonese | Beihai (Qiaogang - Cát Bà) | 貓 |
| Cantonese | Fangchenggang (Fangcheng) | 貓 |
| Cantonese | Danzhou | 貓 |
| Cantonese | Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu) | 貓 |
| Cantonese | Singapore (Guangfu) | 貓 |
| Cantonese | Ho Chi Minh City (Guangfu) | 貓 |
| Cantonese | Móng Cái | 貓 |
| Gan | Nanchang | 貓兒, 貓 |
| Gan | Pengze | 貓 |
| Gan | Lichuan | 貓兒 |
| Gan | Pingxiang | 貓子 |
| Gan | Liuyang | 貓哩 |
| Hakka | Meixian | 貓公 |
| Hakka | Xingning | 貓公 |
| Hakka | Dabu (Xihe) | 貓公 |
| Hakka | Huizhou (Huicheng Bendihua) | 貓 |
| Hakka | Huiyang | 貓 |
| Hakka | Dongguan (Qingxi) | 貓 |
| Hakka | Shenzhen (Shatoujiao) | 貓 |
| Hakka | Zhongshan (Wuguishan) | 貓公 |
| Hakka | Zhongshan (Nanlang Heshui) | 貓 |
| Hakka | Wuhua (Shuizhai) | 貓 |
| Hakka | Wuhua (Huacheng) | 貓, 貓公 |
| Hakka | Wuhua (Changbu) | 貓 |
| Hakka | Wuhua (Mianyang) | 貓 |
| Hakka | Longchuan (Tuocheng Bendihua) | 貓公, 貓 |
| Hakka | Guangzhou (Lütian, Conghua) | 貓 |
| Hakka | Jiexi | 貓 |
| Hakka | Luhe | 貓仔 |
| Hakka | Yudu | 貓子 |
| Hakka | Miaoli (N. Sixian) | 貓仔 |
| Hakka | Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian) | 貓仔 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) | 貓仔 |
| Hakka | Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu) | 貓 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping) | 貓仔 |
| Hakka | Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an) | 貓 |
| Hakka | Hong Kong | 貓 |
| Hakka | Luchuan (Daqiao) | 貓 |
| Hakka | Bobai (Shahe) | 貓 |
| Hakka | Sabah (Longchuan) | 貓 |
| Hakka | Kuala Lumpur (Dabu) | 貓公 |
| Hakka | Senai (Huiyang) | 貓 |
| Hakka | Kuching (Hepo) | 貓 |
| Hakka | Sungai Tapang, Batu Kawa (Hepo) | 貓 |
| Hakka | Singkawang | 貓 |
| Hakka | Singapore (Meixian) | 貓 |
| Hakka | Singapore (Dabu) | 貓公 |
| Huizhou | Jixi | 貓 |
| Huizhou | Shexian | 貓 |
| Huizhou | Huangshan (Tunxi) | 貓兒 |
| Huizhou | Xiuning | 貓兒, 貓 |
| Huizhou | Yixian | 貓兒 |
| Huizhou | Qimen | 貓兒 |
| Huizhou | Wuyuan | 貓 |
| Jin | Taiyuan | 貓兒 |
| Jin | Pingyao | 貓兒 |
| Jin | Xinzhou | 貓兒 |
| Jin | Hohhot | 貓 |
| Northern Min | Jian'ou | 貓唧 |
| Northern Min | Jian'ou (Dikou) | 貓唧 |
| Northern Min | Zhenghe (Zhenqian) | 貓 |
| Northern Min | Pucheng (Shibei) | 貓 |
| Eastern Min | Fuzhou | 貓囝, 貓, 咪咪 childish |
| Eastern Min | Fuzhou (Changle) | 貓囝 |
| Eastern Min | Fuqing | 貓囝, 貓 |
| Eastern Min | Yongtai | 貓狸 |
| Eastern Min | Gutian | 貓狸 |
| Eastern Min | Fu'an | 貓狸 |
| Eastern Min | Ningde | 貓狸 |
| Eastern Min | Shouning | 貓咪 |
| Eastern Min | Zhouning | 貓狸 |
| Eastern Min | Fuding | 貓咪 |
| Eastern Min | Matsu | 貓囝, 貓 |
| Eastern Min | Sitiawan (Gutian) | 貓狸 |
| Southern Min | Xiamen | 貓, 貓貓 |
| Southern Min | Quanzhou | 貓 |
| Southern Min | Zhangzhou | 貓 |
| Southern Min | Zhao'an | 貓 |
| Southern Min | Dongshan | 貓 |
| Southern Min | Taipei | 貓 |
| Southern Min | New Taipei (Sanxia) | 貓 |
| Southern Min | Kaohsiung | 貓仔, 貓咪 |
| Southern Min | Yilan | 貓 |
| Southern Min | Changhua (Lukang) | 貓 |
| Southern Min | Taichung | 貓仔, 貓 |
| Southern Min | Taichung (Wuqi) | 貓 |
| Southern Min | Tainan | 貓仔 |
| Southern Min | Taitung | 貓 |
| Southern Min | Hsinchu | 貓仔, 貓 |
| Southern Min | Kinmen | 貓 |
| Southern Min | Penghu (Magong) | 貓, 貓咪 |
| Southern Min | Penang (Hokkien) | 貓 |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Hokkien) | 貓 |
| Southern Min | Manila (Hokkien) | 貓 |
| Southern Min | Medan (Hokkien) | 貓 |
| Southern Min | Pingnan (Shangdu) | 貓 |
| Southern Min | Chaozhou | 貓 |
| Southern Min | Haifeng | 貓咪, 翻瓦 |
| Southern Min | Bangkok (Teochew) | 貓 |
| Southern Min | Johor Bahru (Teochew) | 貓 |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Teochew) | 貓 |
| Southern Min | Leizhou | 貓貓 endearing |
| Southern Min | Wenchang | 貓 |
| Southern Min | Haikou | 貓 |
| Puxian Min | Putian | 貓子 |
| Puxian Min | Putian (Donghai, Chengxiang) | 貓 |
| Puxian Min | Putian (Jiangkou, Hanjiang) | 貓子 |
| Puxian Min | Putian (Nanri, Xiuyu) | 貓 |
| Puxian Min | Xianyou | 貓 |
| Puxian Min | Xianyou (Fengting) | 貓 |
| Puxian Min | Xianyou (Youyang) | 貓 |
| Central Min | Nanping (Wangtai, Yanping) | 貓 |
| Southern Pinghua | Nanning (Tingzi) | 貓 |
| Northern Pinghua | Guilin (Dahe) | 貓兒 |
| Waxiang | Guzhang (Gaofeng) | 貓子 |
| Waxiang | Yuanling (Shaojiwan) | 貓子 |
| Wu | Shanghai | 貓, 貓咪 |
| Wu | Shanghai (Chongming) | 貓兒 |
| Wu | Suzhou | 貓 |
| Wu | Wuxi | 貓 |
| Wu | Danyang | 貓, 貓子 |
| Wu | Hangzhou | 貓 |
| Wu | Ningbo | 貓 |
| Wu | Wenzhou | 貓兒, 貓, 貓妞 childish |
| Wu | Jinhua | 貓 |
| Xiang | Changsha | 貓, 貓吱 childish, 壽它子 euphemistic |
| Xiang | Xiangxiang | 貓 |
| Xiang | Loudi | 貓兒 |
| Xiang | Shuangfeng | 貓兒, 貓 |
| Xiang | Quanzhou | 貓 |
| Xiangnan Tuhua | Jiangyong | 貓關 |
| Variety | Location | Words |
| Classical Chinese | Classical Chinese | 鼬, 鼪 |
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 黃鼬 |
| Taxonomic name | Taxonomic name | 黃鼬 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Beijing | 黃鼠狼 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Taiwan | 黃鼠狼 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Langfang | 黃狼子 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Chengde | 黃鼠狼子 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Ulanhot | 黃貔子 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Tongliao | 黃貔子 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Chifeng | 黃鼠狼, 黃鼠狼子 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Hulunbuir (Hailar) | 黃貔子, 黃鼬, 黃三太爺 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Heihe | 黃鼠狼, 老黃, 黃貔子, 黃仙兒 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Qiqihar | 黃鼠狼, 黃貔子 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Harbin | 黃鼠狼, 黃貔子 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Jiamusi | 黃鼠狼, 黃貔子 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Baicheng | 黃鼠狼, 黃貔子 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Changchun | 黃貔子 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Tonghua | 黃貔子 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Shenyang | 黃鼠狼, 黃貔子 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Jinzhou | 黃鼠狼, 黃狼子, 狼子, 黃貔子 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Tianjin | 黃鼠狼 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Tangshan | 黃鼠狼子 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Cangzhou | 黃鼠狼, 黃鼬 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Baoding | 黃鼠狼, 黃鼬 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Shijiazhuang | 黃鼠狼, 黃鼬 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Lijin | 黃鼬 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Jinan | 黃鼬, 黃鼠狼子, 黃鼠狼 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Dalian | 黃狼子 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Dandong | 黃鼠狼子, 黃鼠狼, 黃貔子 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Yantai | 黃鼠狼子 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Yantai (Muping) | 臊水浪子, 臊窠子, 黃家 honorific |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Qingdao | 黃鼠狼子 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Zhucheng | 黃鼬子 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Luoyang | 黃鼠狼 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Lingbao | 黃鼠狼 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Jining | 黃鼠狼兒, 黃鼠狼子 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Daming | 黃鼠狼子 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Wanrong | 黃鼬, 臊老鼠 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Wanrong (Ronghe) | 黃鼠狼 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Linfen | 黃鼠狼 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Shangqiu | 黃鼠狼 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Yuanyang | 懷鼠狼 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Zhengzhou | 懷鼠狼 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xinyang | 黃鼠狼, 黃貔子 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Baihe | 黃鼠狼 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xi'an | 黃鼠狼 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Baoji | 黃鼠狼, 鼠狼 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Tianshui | 黃鼠狼 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xining | 黃鼠狼 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xuzhou | 黃鼠狼子, 黃狼子, 黃貓 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Fuyang | 黃鼠狼 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Sokuluk (Gansu Dungan) | 黃鼠狼 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Masanchin (Shaanxi Dungan) | 黃鼠狼 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Yinchuan | 黃鼠狼 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Bayanhot | 黃鼠狼 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Lanzhou | 黃鼠狼 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Dunhuang | 黃鼠狼 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Hami | 黃老鼠 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Ürümqi | 黃鼠狼 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Chengdu | 黃鼠狼, 黃鼠狼兒, 黃水貓兒 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Nanchong | 黃鼠狼 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Dazhou | 黃老鼠 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Hanyuan | 黃鼠狼 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Xichang | 黃鼠狼 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Zigong | 黃鼠狼, 黃舌狼兒 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Chongqing | 黃鼠狼兒 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Wuhan | 黃鼠狼, 黃鼠狼子 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Yichang | 黃鼠狼 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Xiangyang | 黃鼠狼 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Tianmen | 黃鼠狼, 黃狼子 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Guiyang | 黃鼠狼 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Zunyi | 黃鼠狼 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Bijie | 黃鼠狼 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Liping | 黃鼠狼 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Zhaotong | 黃鼠狼 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Dali | 黃鼠狼 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Kunming | 黃鼠狼 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Mengzi | 黃鼠狼 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Guilin | 黃鼠狼 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Liuzhou | 黃鼠狼 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Nanning (Wuming) | 黃鼠狼, 抓雞虎 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Jishou | 黃老鼠兒 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Changde | 黃老鼠 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Hanzhong | 黃鼠狼 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Nanjing | 黃鼠狼 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Yangzhou | 黃鼠狼子, 黃鼠狼, 大仙老太爺 dated, 大仙 dated, 老太爺 dated, 黃仙子 dated |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Lianyungang | 黃狼子 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Lianshui | 狼子 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Nantong | 黃貓兒 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Anqing | 黃鼠狼子, 黃鼠狼, 大仙 dated |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Wuhu | 黃鼠狼子, 黃狼子 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Hefei | 黃狼子 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Hong'an | 黃鼠狼子, 狼子 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong | 黃鼠狼 |
| Cantonese | Nanning | 黃鼠狼, 抓雞虎 |
| Cantonese | Nanning (Tanka) | 抓雞虎 |
| Cantonese | Yulin | 黃鼠狼 |
| Gan | Nanchang | 黃老鼠 |
| Gan | Pengze | 黃雞狸 |
| Gan | Lichuan | 黃鼠狼 |
| Gan | Pingxiang | 黃老鼠 |
| Gan | Liuyang | 黃老鼠 |
| Hakka | Meixian | 黃鼠狼 |
| Hakka | Longyan (Xiayang, Yongding) | 臊豺子 |
| Hakka | Wuping (Zhongshan) | 黃鼠狼子 |
| Hakka | Yudu | 黃鼠狼子, 黃鼠狼 |
| Hakka | Ruijin | 黃鼠狼子 |
| Hakka | Sabah (Longchuan) | 黃鼠狼 |
| Huizhou | Jixi | 黃鼪 |
| Huizhou | Shexian | 黃鼪 |
| Jin | Taiyuan | 黃鼬子, 黃鼠狼 |
| Jin | Pingyao | 黃鼬 |
| Jin | Yangyuan | 黃鼬 |
| Jin | Datong | 黃猺子 |
| Jin | Xinzhou | 耐猴 |
| Jin | Lüliang (Lishi) | 黃鼠狼, 黃鼬 |
| Jin | Changzhi | 黃鼠狼, 鼠狼子 |
| Jin | Taibus (Baochang) | 黃鼠狼 |
| Jin | Linhe | 黃鼬 |
| Jin | Jining | 黃鼬, 黃鼠狼 |
| Jin | Hohhot | 黃鼬 |
| Jin | Baotou | 黃鼬 |
| Jin | Dongsheng | 黃鼠狼 |
| Jin | Haibowan | 黃鼠狼兒 |
| Jin | Erenhot | 黃鼠狼 |
| Jin | Pingshan | 黃鼬 |
| Jin | Zhangjiakou | 黃鼠狼 |
| Jin | Handan | 黃鼠狼, 黃米狼子 |
| Jin | Linzhou | 黃鼠狼 |
| Jin | Suide | 黃猺 |
| Northern Min | Jian'ou | 鼠豺仔 |
| Eastern Min | Fuzhou | 黃鼠狼, 黃鼠, 野貓, 狐狸貓, 狐狸貓母 |
| Southern Min | Xiamen | 赤鼠 |
| Southern Min | Quanzhou | 赤鼠 |
| Southern Min | Jinjiang | 赤鼠, 虎貓公 |
| Southern Min | Yongchun | 貓媌 |
| Southern Min | Zhangzhou | 鼠貓仔 |
| Puxian Min | Putian | 赤鼠 |
| Puxian Min | Putian (Donghai, Chengxiang) | 拆鼠 |
| Puxian Min | Xianyou | 鼠精番 |
| Southern Pinghua | Nanning (Tingzi) | 黃鼠狼 |
| Waxiang | Yuanling (Shaojiwan) | 黃老鼠 |
| Wu | Shanghai | 黃狼, 黃鼠狼 |
| Wu | Shanghai (Chongming) | 黃鼠狼 |
| Wu | Suzhou | 黃狼, 黃鼠狼 |
| Wu | Danyang | 黃鼠狼 |
| Wu | Hangzhou | 黃鼠狼兒 |
| Wu | Ningbo | 黃鼠狼 |
| Wu | Wenzhou | 老鼠黃, 老鼠黃兒 |
| Wu | Jinhua | 黃鼠狼 |
| Xiang | Changsha | 黃老鼠, 黃竹筒 |
| Xiangnan Tuhua | Jiangyong | 黃鼠狼 |
| Xiangnan Tuhua | Dong'an | 黃鼠狼 |

### Etymology 3
#### Pronunciation

* Southern Min (Leizhou, Leizhou Pinyin): bha$^5$ niao$^7$
* Southern Min
** (Leizhou)
*** Leizhou Pinyin: bha$^5$ niao$^7$
*** Sinological IPA: /ba²² niau⁵⁵/

#### Noun

貓貓
* (Leizhou Min, childish or endearing) cat

##### Synonyms

| Variety | Location | Words |
| Classical Chinese | Classical Chinese | 貓, 狸奴, 狸貓 |
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 貓 |
| Taxonomic name | Taxonomic name | 貓 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Beijing | 貓, 貓兒 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Taiwan | 貓, 貓咪, 咪咪 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Harbin | 貓 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Shenyang | 貓 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Malaysia | 貓 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Singapore | 貓 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Jinan | 貓 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Yantai (Muping) | 貓子 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Luoyang | 貓, 咪咪 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Wanrong | 貓 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xi'an | 貓 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Dingbian | 貓 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xining | 貓兒, 貓娃兒 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xuzhou | 貓 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Sokuluk (Gansu Dungan) | 貓, 貓兒 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Yinchuan | 貓 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Bayanhot | 貓娃子 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Lanzhou | 貓兒 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Ürümqi | 貓 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Chengdu | 貓兒 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Muli | 貓兒 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Chongqing | 貓兒 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Wuhan | 貓子, 財喜, 阿嗚 childish |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Guiyang | 貓, 貓貓, 貓兒, 貓三, 貓咪 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Kunming | 貓 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Guilin | 貓 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Pingle | 貓 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Liuzhou | 貓, 貓公 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Luzhai | 貓 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Nanning (Wuming) | 貓, 貓公 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Mae Salong (Lancang) | 貓 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Mae Sai (Tengchong) | 貓 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Nanjing | 貓 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Yangzhou | 貓, 貓子 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Hefei | 貓 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Huanggang | 貓兒 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | 貓 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong | 貓 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong (San Tin Weitou) | 貓 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong (Kam Tin Weitou) | 貓 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong (Ting Kok) | 貓 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong (Tung Ping Chau) | 貓 |
| Cantonese | Macau | 貓 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Panyu) | 貓 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Huashan, Huadu) | 貓 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Conghua) | 貓 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Zengcheng) | 貓 |
| Cantonese | Foshan | 貓 |
| Cantonese | Foshan (Shatou, Nanhai) | 貓 |
| Cantonese | Foshan (Shunde) | 貓 |
| Cantonese | Foshan (Sanshui) | 貓 |
| Cantonese | Foshan (Mingcheng, Gaoming) | 貓 |
| Cantonese | Zhongshan (Shiqi) | 貓 |
| Cantonese | Zhuhai (Qianshan, Xiangzhou) | 貓 |
| Cantonese | Zhuhai (Shangheng, Doumen; Tanka) | 貓 |
| Cantonese | Zhuhai (Doumen) | 貓 |
| Cantonese | Jiangmen (Baisha) | 貓 |
| Cantonese | Jiangmen (Xinhui) | 貓 |
| Cantonese | Taishan | 貓 |
| Cantonese | Kaiping (Chikan) | 貓 |
| Cantonese | Enping (Niujiang) | 貓 |
| Cantonese | Heshan (Yayao) | 貓 |
| Cantonese | Dongguan | 貓 |
| Cantonese | Shenzhen (Shajing, Bao'an) | 貓 |
| Cantonese | Shenzhen (Dapeng) | 貓 |
| Cantonese | Shaoguan | 貓 |
| Cantonese | Yunfu | 貓 |
| Cantonese | Yangjiang | 貓 |
| Cantonese | Xinyi | 貓 |
| Cantonese | Lianjiang | 貓, 貓公 |
| Cantonese | Nanning | 貓 |
| Cantonese | Wuzhou | 貓 |
| Cantonese | Yulin | 貓 |
| Cantonese | Hepu (Lianzhou) | 貓 |
| Cantonese | Beihai | 貓 |
| Cantonese | Beihai (Qiaogang - Cô Tô) | 貓 |
| Cantonese | Beihai (Qiaogang - Cát Bà) | 貓 |
| Cantonese | Fangchenggang (Fangcheng) | 貓 |
| Cantonese | Danzhou | 貓 |
| Cantonese | Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu) | 貓 |
| Cantonese | Singapore (Guangfu) | 貓 |
| Cantonese | Ho Chi Minh City (Guangfu) | 貓 |
| Cantonese | Móng Cái | 貓 |
| Gan | Nanchang | 貓兒, 貓 |
| Gan | Pengze | 貓 |
| Gan | Lichuan | 貓兒 |
| Gan | Pingxiang | 貓子 |
| Gan | Liuyang | 貓哩 |
| Hakka | Meixian | 貓公 |
| Hakka | Xingning | 貓公 |
| Hakka | Dabu (Xihe) | 貓公 |
| Hakka | Huizhou (Huicheng Bendihua) | 貓 |
| Hakka | Huiyang | 貓 |
| Hakka | Dongguan (Qingxi) | 貓 |
| Hakka | Shenzhen (Shatoujiao) | 貓 |
| Hakka | Zhongshan (Wuguishan) | 貓公 |
| Hakka | Zhongshan (Nanlang Heshui) | 貓 |
| Hakka | Wuhua (Shuizhai) | 貓 |
| Hakka | Wuhua (Huacheng) | 貓, 貓公 |
| Hakka | Wuhua (Changbu) | 貓 |
| Hakka | Wuhua (Mianyang) | 貓 |
| Hakka | Longchuan (Tuocheng Bendihua) | 貓公, 貓 |
| Hakka | Guangzhou (Lütian, Conghua) | 貓 |
| Hakka | Jiexi | 貓 |
| Hakka | Luhe | 貓仔 |
| Hakka | Yudu | 貓子 |
| Hakka | Miaoli (N. Sixian) | 貓仔 |
| Hakka | Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian) | 貓仔 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) | 貓仔 |
| Hakka | Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu) | 貓 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping) | 貓仔 |
| Hakka | Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an) | 貓 |
| Hakka | Hong Kong | 貓 |
| Hakka | Luchuan (Daqiao) | 貓 |
| Hakka | Bobai (Shahe) | 貓 |
| Hakka | Sabah (Longchuan) | 貓 |
| Hakka | Kuala Lumpur (Dabu) | 貓公 |
| Hakka | Senai (Huiyang) | 貓 |
| Hakka | Kuching (Hepo) | 貓 |
| Hakka | Sungai Tapang, Batu Kawa (Hepo) | 貓 |
| Hakka | Singkawang | 貓 |
| Hakka | Singapore (Meixian) | 貓 |
| Hakka | Singapore (Dabu) | 貓公 |
| Huizhou | Jixi | 貓 |
| Huizhou | Shexian | 貓 |
| Huizhou | Huangshan (Tunxi) | 貓兒 |
| Huizhou | Xiuning | 貓兒, 貓 |
| Huizhou | Yixian | 貓兒 |
| Huizhou | Qimen | 貓兒 |
| Huizhou | Wuyuan | 貓 |
| Jin | Taiyuan | 貓兒 |
| Jin | Pingyao | 貓兒 |
| Jin | Xinzhou | 貓兒 |
| Jin | Hohhot | 貓 |
| Northern Min | Jian'ou | 貓唧 |
| Northern Min | Jian'ou (Dikou) | 貓唧 |
| Northern Min | Zhenghe (Zhenqian) | 貓 |
| Northern Min | Pucheng (Shibei) | 貓 |
| Eastern Min | Fuzhou | 貓囝, 貓, 咪咪 childish |
| Eastern Min | Fuzhou (Changle) | 貓囝 |
| Eastern Min | Fuqing | 貓囝, 貓 |
| Eastern Min | Yongtai | 貓狸 |
| Eastern Min | Gutian | 貓狸 |
| Eastern Min | Fu'an | 貓狸 |
| Eastern Min | Ningde | 貓狸 |
| Eastern Min | Shouning | 貓咪 |
| Eastern Min | Zhouning | 貓狸 |
| Eastern Min | Fuding | 貓咪 |
| Eastern Min | Matsu | 貓囝, 貓 |
| Eastern Min | Sitiawan (Gutian) | 貓狸 |
| Southern Min | Xiamen | 貓, 貓貓 |
| Southern Min | Quanzhou | 貓 |
| Southern Min | Zhangzhou | 貓 |
| Southern Min | Zhao'an | 貓 |
| Southern Min | Dongshan | 貓 |
| Southern Min | Taipei | 貓 |
| Southern Min | New Taipei (Sanxia) | 貓 |
| Southern Min | Kaohsiung | 貓仔, 貓咪 |
| Southern Min | Yilan | 貓 |
| Southern Min | Changhua (Lukang) | 貓 |
| Southern Min | Taichung | 貓仔, 貓 |
| Southern Min | Taichung (Wuqi) | 貓 |
| Southern Min | Tainan | 貓仔 |
| Southern Min | Taitung | 貓 |
| Southern Min | Hsinchu | 貓仔, 貓 |
| Southern Min | Kinmen | 貓 |
| Southern Min | Penghu (Magong) | 貓, 貓咪 |
| Southern Min | Penang (Hokkien) | 貓 |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Hokkien) | 貓 |
| Southern Min | Manila (Hokkien) | 貓 |
| Southern Min | Medan (Hokkien) | 貓 |
| Southern Min | Pingnan (Shangdu) | 貓 |
| Southern Min | Chaozhou | 貓 |
| Southern Min | Haifeng | 貓咪, 翻瓦 |
| Southern Min | Bangkok (Teochew) | 貓 |
| Southern Min | Johor Bahru (Teochew) | 貓 |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Teochew) | 貓 |
| Southern Min | Leizhou | 貓貓 endearing |
| Southern Min | Wenchang | 貓 |
| Southern Min | Haikou | 貓 |
| Puxian Min | Putian | 貓子 |
| Puxian Min | Putian (Donghai, Chengxiang) | 貓 |
| Puxian Min | Putian (Jiangkou, Hanjiang) | 貓子 |
| Puxian Min | Putian (Nanri, Xiuyu) | 貓 |
| Puxian Min | Xianyou | 貓 |
| Puxian Min | Xianyou (Fengting) | 貓 |
| Puxian Min | Xianyou (Youyang) | 貓 |
| Central Min | Nanping (Wangtai, Yanping) | 貓 |
| Southern Pinghua | Nanning (Tingzi) | 貓 |
| Northern Pinghua | Guilin (Dahe) | 貓兒 |
| Waxiang | Guzhang (Gaofeng) | 貓子 |
| Waxiang | Yuanling (Shaojiwan) | 貓子 |
| Wu | Shanghai | 貓, 貓咪 |
| Wu | Shanghai (Chongming) | 貓兒 |
| Wu | Suzhou | 貓 |
| Wu | Wuxi | 貓 |
| Wu | Danyang | 貓, 貓子 |
| Wu | Hangzhou | 貓 |
| Wu | Ningbo | 貓 |
| Wu | Wenzhou | 貓兒, 貓, 貓妞 childish |
| Wu | Jinhua | 貓 |
| Xiang | Changsha | 貓, 貓吱 childish, 壽它子 euphemistic |
| Xiang | Xiangxiang | 貓 |
| Xiang | Loudi | 貓兒 |
| Xiang | Shuangfeng | 貓兒, 貓 |
| Xiang | Quanzhou | 貓 |
| Xiangnan Tuhua | Jiangyong | 貓關 |