# 貓公
## Chinese
### Pronunciation

* Cantonese
    (Guangzhou–Hong Kong, Jyutping): maau$^1$ gung$^1$
    (Taishan, Wiktionary): miu$^2$ guung$^{1-4}$
* Gan (Wiktionary): mau$^4$ gung$^1$
* Hakka (Meixian, Guangdong): miau$^4$ gung$^1$
* Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): niau-kang / niau-kong
* Xiang (Hengyang, Wiktionary): mau$^1$ geng$^1$
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: maau$^1$ gung$^1$
*** Yale: māau gūng
*** Cantonese Pinyin: maau$^1$ gung$^1$
*** Guangdong Romanization: mao$^1$ gung$^1$
*** Sinological IPA : /maːu̯⁵⁵ kʊŋ⁵⁵/
** (Taishanese, Taicheng)
*** Wiktionary: miu$^2$ guung$^{1-4}$
*** Sinological IPA : /ᵐbiu⁵⁵ kɵŋ³³⁻²¹/
* Gan
** (Nanchang)
*** Wiktionary: mau$^4$ gung$^1$
*** Sinological IPA : /mau³⁵ kuŋ⁴²/
* Hakka
** (Meixian)
*** Guangdong: miau$^4$ gung$^1$
*** Sinological IPA: /miau⁵³ kʊŋ⁴⁴/
* Southern Min
** (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou, General Taiwanese)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: niau-kang
*** Tâi-lô: niau-kang
*** Phofsit Daibuun: niau'kafng
*** IPA (Taipei, Kaohsiung): /niãu⁴⁴⁻³³ kaŋ⁴⁴/
*** IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou): /niãu⁴⁴⁻²² kaŋ⁴⁴/
*** IPA (Quanzhou): /niãu³³ kaŋ³³/
** (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: niau-kong
*** Tâi-lô: niau-kong
*** Phofsit Daibuun: niau'kofng
*** IPA (Quanzhou): /niãu³³ kɔŋ³³/
* Xiang
** (Hengyang)
*** Wiktionary: mau$^1$ geng$^1$
*** Sinological IPA : /mɑʊ̯⁴⁴⁵ kɤŋ⁴⁴⁵/

### Noun

貓公
* (Southwestern Mandarin, Cantonese, Gan, Hakka, Min, Xiang) male cat; tomcat
* (Hakka, Guangxi Mandarin, Lianjiang Cantonese) cat
** (Can we date this quote?), 郝廣才 [Kuang-Ts'ai Hao], translated by 徐登志 [Hsu Teng-chih], 《英雄毋驚貓公》‎:
       to+ taiˋ hoi^ gai+ nangˋ nguaiˋ rhid^ hiongˋ, rhiu+ rhid^ liabˋ tien+ tongˇ do^, do^ hong+ rhiu+ loˋ chu^ moˇ ngiauˋ gung+. [Taiwanese Hakka Romanization System]
       On the other side of the sea, there is a paradise island, where there were only mice and no cats.

#### Synonyms

| Variety | Location | Words |
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 公貓, 雄貓 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Beijing | 公貓, 郎貓 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Taiwan | 公貓 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Tongliao | 公貓 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Chifeng | 男貓 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Hulunbuir (Hailar) | 公貓 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Harbin | 公貓, 郎貓 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Jinan | 男貓, 公貓, 兒貓 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Yantai (Muping) | 牙貓子, 牙貓 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Luoyang | 郎貓, 男貓, 公貓兒 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Wanrong | 公貓 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Zhengzhou | 男貓 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xi'an | 郎貓 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xining | 公貓兒 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xuzhou | 男貓, 公貓 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Sokuluk (Gansu Dungan) | 郎貓 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Yinchuan | 郎貓 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Bayanhot | 公貓 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Lanzhou | 公貓兒 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Ürümqi | 郎貓 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Chengdu | 公貓兒, 男貓兒 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Wuhan | 公貓子 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Guiyang | 男貓 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Kunming | 公貓 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Guilin | 公貓 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Pingle | 貓牯, 貓公 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Liuzhou | 公貓 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Luzhai | 公貓 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Nanning (Wuming) | 公貓 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Nanjing | 公貓 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Yangzhou | 公貓 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Nantong | 公貓 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Hefei | 公貓 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | 貓公 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong | 貓公 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong (San Tin; Weitou) | 貓公 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong (Kam Tin; Weitou) | 貓公 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong (Ting Kok) | 貓牯 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong (Tung Ping Chau) | 貓公 |
| Cantonese | Macau | 貓公 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Panyu) | 貓公 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Huashan, Huadu) | 貓公 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Conghua) | 貓公 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Zengcheng) | 貓公 |
| Cantonese | Foshan | 貓公 |
| Cantonese | Foshan (Shatou, Nanhai) | 貓公 |
| Cantonese | Foshan (Shunde) | 貓公 |
| Cantonese | Foshan (Sanshui) | 貓牯 |
| Cantonese | Foshan (Mingcheng, Gaoming) | 貓公 |
| Cantonese | Zhongshan (Shiqi) | 貓公 |
| Cantonese | Zhuhai (Qianshan, Xiangzhou) | 貓公 |
| Cantonese | Zhuhai (Shangheng, Doumen; Tanka) | 貓公 |
| Cantonese | Zhuhai (Doumen) | 貓公 |
| Cantonese | Jiangmen (Baisha) | 貓牯 |
| Cantonese | Jiangmen (Xinhui) | 貓牯 |
| Cantonese | Taishan | 貓公, 貓牯 |
| Cantonese | Kaiping (Chikan) | 貓公, 貓牯 |
| Cantonese | Enping (Niujiang) | 貓牯 |
| Cantonese | Heshan (Yayao) | 貓公 |
| Cantonese | Dongguan | 貓公 |
| Cantonese | Shenzhen (Shajing, Bao'an) | 貓公 |
| Cantonese | Shaoguan | 貓公, 貓牯 |
| Cantonese | Yunfu | 貓牯 |
| Cantonese | Yangjiang | 貓公 |
| Cantonese | Xinyi | 貓公 |
| Cantonese | Lianjiang | 貓公 |
| Cantonese | Nanning | 貓公 |
| Cantonese | Wuzhou | 貓牯, 貓公 |
| Cantonese | Yulin | 貓公 |
| Cantonese | Hepu (Lianzhou) | 公貓 |
| Cantonese | Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu) | 貓公 |
| Cantonese | Ho Chi Minh City (Guangfu) | 貓公 |
| Gan | Nanchang | 公貓, 貓公 |
| Gan | Lichuan | 貓牯兒 |
| Gan | Pingxiang | 貓牯 |
| Hakka | Meixian | 貓牯 |
| Hakka | Xingning | 貓牯 |
| Hakka | Huizhou (Huicheng; Bendihua) | 貓牯 |
| Hakka | Dongguan (Qingxi) | 貓公 |
| Hakka | Shenzhen (Shatoujiao) | 貓牯 |
| Hakka | Zhongshan (Nanlang Heshui) | 貓公 |
| Hakka | Wuhua (Huacheng) | 貓牯 |
| Hakka | Guangzhou (Lütian, Conghua) | 貓牯 |
| Hakka | Miaoli (N. Sixian) | 貓牯 |
| Hakka | Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian) | 貓牯 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) | 貓牯 |
| Hakka | Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu) | 貓牯 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping) | 貓牯 |
| Hakka | Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an) | 貓公 |
| Hakka | Hong Kong | 貓牯 |
| Hakka | Luchuan (Daqiao) | 貓公頭 |
| Hakka | Sabah (Longchuan) | 貓公 |
| Hakka | Senai (Huiyang) | 貓牯 |
| Hakka | Singkawang | 貓公 |
| Huizhou | Jixi | 雄貓 |
| Jin | Taiyuan | 兒貓, 郎貓 |
| Jin | Pingyao | 兒貓 |
| Jin | Xinzhou | 兒貓兒 |
| Jin | Taibus (Baochang) | 郎貓 |
| Jin | Linhe | 郎貓兒 |
| Jin | Jining | 郎貓 |
| Jin | Hohhot | 郎貓兒 |
| Jin | Baotou | 郎貓 |
| Jin | Dongsheng | 牙貓 |
| Jin | Haibowan | 公貓 |
| Northern Min | Jian'ou | 貓唧牯 |
| Eastern Min | Fuzhou | 貓公, 貓角, 貓雄 |
| Eastern Min | Fuqing | 貓公 |
| Southern Min | Xiamen | 貓公 |
| Southern Min | Quanzhou | 貓公 |
| Southern Min | Zhangzhou | 貓公 |
| Southern Min | Zhangping | 貓公 |
| Southern Min | Zhangping (Yongfu) | 貓公, 貓牯 |
| Southern Min | Pingnan (Shangdu) | 公貓 |
| Southern Min | Chaozhou | 貓牯 |
| Southern Min | Jieyang | 貓牯 |
| Southern Min | Johor Bahru (Teochew) | 貓牯 |
| Southern Min | Leizhou | 貓雄, 貓牯 kitten |
| Southern Min | Haikou | 貓公 |
| Zhongshan Min | Zhongshan (Longdu, Shaxi) | 貓翁 |
| Southern Pinghua | Nanning (Tingzi) | 公貓 |
| Northern Pinghua | Guilin (Dahe) | 公貓兒 |
| Wu | Shanghai | 雄貓 |
| Wu | Shanghai (Chongming) | 雄貓兒 |
| Wu | Suzhou | 雄貓 |
| Wu | Wuxi | 雄貓 |
| Wu | Danyang | 公貓 |
| Wu | Hangzhou | 雄貓 |
| Wu | Ningbo | 雄貓 |
| Wu | Wenzhou | 雄貓 |
| Wu | Jinhua | 雄貓 |
| Xiang | Changsha | 貓公子 |
| Xiang | Loudi | 貓公 |
| Xiang | Shuangfeng | 貓公子 |
| Xiang | Quanzhou | 牯貓 |
| Variety | Location | Words |
| Classical Chinese | Classical Chinese | 貓, 狸奴, 女奴, 烏員 |
| 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, 貓公 |
| 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 |
| Zhongshan Min | Zhongshan (Sanxiang) | 獁兒 |
| 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 |

#### Derived terms

* 貓公上樹——唔成猴／猫公上树——唔成猴
* 貓公刺／猫公刺