# 貓兒
## Chinese
### Pronunciation 1

* Mandarin
    (Standard)
       (Pinyin): māor, māo'ér
       (Zhuyin): ㄇㄠㄦ, ㄇㄠ ㄦˊ
    (Chengdu, Sichuanese Pinyin): maor$^1$ / mao$^1$ er$^2$
    (Dungan, Cyrillic and Wiktionary): мор (mor, I)
* Cantonese (Jyutping): maau$^1$ ji$^{4-1}$
* Gan (Wiktionary): mau$^4$ eo
* Jin (Wiktionary): mau$^1$ er$^1$
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: māor
*** Zhuyin: ㄇㄠㄦ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: maor
*** Wade–Giles: mao$^1$-ʼrh
*** Yale: māur
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: mhaul
*** Palladius: маор (maor)
*** Sinological IPA : /maʊ̯ɻʷ⁵⁵/
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: māo'ér
*** Zhuyin: ㄇㄠ ㄦˊ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: mao-ér
*** Wade–Giles: mao$^1$-êrh$^2$
*** Yale: māu-ér
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: mhauerl
*** Palladius: маоэр (maoer)
*** Sinological IPA : /mɑʊ̯⁵⁵ ˀɤɻ³⁵/
** (Chengdu)
*** Sichuanese Pinyin: maor$^1$ / mao$^1$ er$^2$
*** Sinological IPA : /mɚ⁵⁵/, /mau⁵⁵ ɚ²¹/
** (Dungan)
*** Cyrillic and Wiktionary: мор (mor, I)
*** Sinological IPA : /mɔ²⁴/
    (Note: Dungan pronunciation is currently experimental and may be inaccurate.)
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: maau$^1$ ji$^{4-1}$
*** Yale: māau yī
*** Cantonese Pinyin: maau$^1$ ji$^{4-1}$
*** Guangdong Romanization: mao$^1$ yi$^{4-1}$
*** Sinological IPA : /maːu̯⁵⁵ jiː²¹⁻⁵⁵/
* Gan
** (Nanchang)
*** Wiktionary: mau$^4$ eo
*** Sinological IPA : /mau³⁵ ɵ²/
* Jin
** (Taiyuan)
*** Wiktionary: mau$^1$ er$^1$
*** Sinological IPA (old-style): /mau¹¹ əɻ¹¹/

#### Noun

貓兒
* (Mandarin, Gan, Jin, chiefly used in children's songs in Cantonese) cat
** 1791, chapter 88, in Dream of the Red Chamber, Unicode-range transcription of National Library of China Cheng Jia edition:
       Wǒ cái gāng dào hòubian qù jiào dǎzár de tiān méi, zhǐ tīng dé sān jiān kōng wūzi lǐ huālā huālā de xiǎng, wǒ hái dào shì māor hàozi; yòu tīng dé ài de yī shēng, xiàng ge rén chūqìr de shìde. [Pinyin]
       (please add an English translation of this usage example)
    From: 1828, Robert Morrison, Vocabulary of the Canton Dialect, part III, section I
    maau$^1$ ji$^{4-1}$ heoi$^3$ lou$^5$ syu$^2$ ceot$^1$ loi$^4$ san$^1$ jiu$^1$ [Jyutping]
    When the cat is gone, the old rat comes out to stretch its loins;—said of young people under strict guardians.
    From: 《排排坐》 (a Cantonese children's song)
    maau$^1$ ji$^{4-1}$ daam$^1$ dang$^3$ gu$^1$ po$^4$ co$^5$ [Jyutping]
    The kitty-cat got a chair for great-aunt
    From: 1983, 胡渭康 William Hu (lyricist 鄭國江 Cheng Kwok Kong), 《黃金戰士》
    wu$^1$ jing$^{4-1}$ dou$^1$ haak$^3$ sei$^2$, maau$^1$ ji$^{4-1}$ dou$^1$ haak$^3$ sei$^2$, zau$^1$ san$^1$ gei$^1$ gwaan$^1$ liu$^5$ bat$^1$ hei$^2$ [Jyutping]
    Flies are scared to death, kitty-cats are too, unbeatable with gadgets all over you
* (dialectal Mandarin) female prostitute
* (Beijing Mandarin, card games) joker

##### Synonyms

* (cat):
| 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 | Hengyang | 貓, 災貓子 derogatory |
| Xiang | Quanzhou | 貓 |
| Xiangnan Tuhua | Jiangyong | 貓關 |
* (female prostitute):
| Variety | Location | Words |
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 娼妓, 妓女, 娼婦 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Beijing | 妓女, 婊子, 姑娘兒, 窯姐兒, 野花兒 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Taiwan | 妓女, 婊子 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Harbin | 婊子, 窯子娘們兒, 窯姐兒, 兔兒, 兔子 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Malaysia | 雞 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Singapore | 妓女, 雞 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Jinan | 窯姐 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Yantai (Muping) | 婊子, 賣窯子的 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xi'an | 窯子 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xining | 馬班子 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Yinchuan | 婊子, 娼婦 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Lanzhou | 婊子, 窯子 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Ürümqi | 婊子 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Chengdu | 梭爺子, 婊子婆娘, 婊子, 梭梭, 雞, 貓兒, 野雞, 捨物, 粉臉子 dated |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Wuhan | 婊子, 妖姑, 賣貨, 片 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Guiyang | 婊子, 娼妓 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Kunming | 爛使, 皮旦 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Liuzhou | 老舉婆, 老舉, 婊子婆 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Dagudi (Maliba) | 賣屄人 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Reshuitang (Longling) | 賣屄人 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Mae Salong (Lancang) | 妓女, 賣屄婆 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Mae Sai (Tengchong) | 賣屄人 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Nanjing | 婊子 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Yangzhou | 婊子, 姑娘 dated |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | 老舉, 野雞, 雞 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong | 妓女, 雞, 老舉, 啄地, 鳳, 鳳姐, 女女, G neologism |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong (San Tin; Weitou) | 老舉 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong (Kam Tin; Weitou) | 老舉 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong (Ting Kok) | 老舉 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong (Tung Ping Chau) | 老舉 |
| Cantonese | Macau | 老舉, 雞 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Panyu) | 老舉 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Huashan, Huadu) | 老舉 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Conghua) | 老舉 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Zengcheng) | 老舉 |
| Cantonese | Foshan | 老舉 |
| Cantonese | Foshan (Shatou, Nanhai) | 老舉 |
| Cantonese | Foshan (Shunde) | 老舉 |
| Cantonese | Foshan (Sanshui) | 老舉 |
| Cantonese | Foshan (Mingcheng, Gaoming) | 老舉 |
| Cantonese | Zhongshan (Shiqi) | 老舉 |
| Cantonese | Zhuhai (Qianshan, Xiangzhou) | 老舉 |
| Cantonese | Zhuhai (Shangheng, Doumen; Tanka) | 老舉 |
| Cantonese | Zhuhai (Doumen) | 老舉, 雞 |
| Cantonese | Jiangmen (Baisha) | 老舉, 雞 |
| Cantonese | Jiangmen (Xinhui) | 老舉, 雞 |
| Cantonese | Taishan | 老舉, 妓女, 雞 |
| Cantonese | Kaiping (Chikan) | 老舉, 雞 |
| Cantonese | Enping (Niujiang) | 老舉, 雞 |
| Cantonese | Heshan (Yayao) | 老舉 |
| Cantonese | Dongguan | 老舉, 妓女, 雞 |
| Cantonese | Shenzhen (Shajing, Bao'an) | 老舉 |
| Cantonese | Xinyi | 老舉 |
| Cantonese | Nanning | 老妓 |
| Cantonese | Rongxian | 雞 |
| Cantonese | Hepu (Lianzhou) | 老舉婆 |
| Cantonese | Hepu (Shatian) | 老契 |
| Cantonese | Guiping | 老舉 |
| Cantonese | Guiping (Mule) | 雞 |
| Cantonese | Pingnan | 雞 |
| Cantonese | Guigang (Gangcheng) | 老舉, 雞 |
| Cantonese | Guigang (Pingdong) | 老舉 |
| Cantonese | Beihai | 老舉 |
| Cantonese | Beihai (Nankang) | 老舉 |
| Cantonese | Beihai (Yingpan) | 老舉婆 |
| Cantonese | Beihai (Qiaogang - Cô Tô) | 老舉, 雞婆 |
| Cantonese | Beihai (Qiaogang - Cát Bà) | 老舉 |
| Cantonese | Fangchenggang (Fangcheng) | 雞婆 |
| Cantonese | Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu) | 妓女, 老舉, 雞 |
| Cantonese | Singapore (Guangfu) | 雞 |
| Cantonese | Ho Chi Minh City (Guangfu) | 老舉 |
| Cantonese | Móng Cái | 老舉 |
| Cantonese | Yangon (Taishan) | 妓女, 老舉, 雞 |
| Cantonese | Mandalay (Taishan) | 女妓 |
| Cantonese | Bangkok (Guangfu) | 老舉, 雞 |
| Cantonese | Betong (Rongxian) | 雞 |
| Gan | Nanchang | 姑娘, 婊子, 雀子 |
| Gan | Lichuan | 婊子 |
| Gan | Pingxiang | 婊子 |
| Hakka | Meixian | 婊仔, 火屎, 當賺個, 老舉嫲, 老舉 |
| Hakka | Xingning | 婊哩, 老舉, 老舉嫲, 貨屎, 貨哩 |
| Hakka | Huizhou (Huicheng; Bendihua) | 老舉, 老舉婆, 雞 |
| Hakka | Huiyang | 老舉 |
| Hakka | Dongguan (Qingxi) | 老舉嫲 |
| Hakka | Shenzhen (Shatoujiao) | 老舉嫲 |
| Hakka | Zhongshan (Nanlang Heshui) | 老舉 |
| Hakka | Wuhua (Shuizhai) | 老舉嫲 |
| Hakka | Wuhua (Huacheng) | 雞婆, 老舉嫲, 老舉 |
| Hakka | Wuhua (Changbu) | 老舉嫲 |
| Hakka | Wuhua (Mianyang) | 雞婆, 老舉嫲 |
| Hakka | Nanxiong (Zhuji) | 老舉 |
| Hakka | Guangzhou (Lütian, Conghua) | 老舉 |
| Hakka | Changting | 鴨子 |
| Hakka | Yudu | 婊姊, 姑娘, 婊子 |
| Hakka | Miaoli (N. Sixian) | 賺食嫲 |
| Hakka | Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian) | 菜店嫲 |
| Hakka | Pingtung (Wuluo, Ligang; S. Sixian) | 菜店嫲 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) | 賺食嫲 |
| Hakka | Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu) | 賺食嫲 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping) | 賺食嫲 |
| Hakka | Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an) | 趁食夫娘人, 趁食妹子 |
| Hakka | Hong Kong | 老舉嫲 |
| Hakka | Senai (Huiyang) | 老舉, 雞 |
| Huizhou | Jixi | 婊子, 賣屄貨 |
| Jin | Taiyuan | 婊子, 窯子裡的 |
| Jin | Xinzhou | 婊子 |
| Northern Min | Jian'ou | 妓嫲 |
| Northern Min | Jianyang | 妓嫲 |
| Northern Min | Wuyishan | 婊子 |
| Eastern Min | Fuzhou | 白面, 白面哥 |
| Eastern Min | Fuzhou (Changle) | 白面哥 |
| Eastern Min | Fuqing | 婊 |
| Eastern Min | Yongtai | 白面 |
| Eastern Min | Gutian | 做婊子 |
| Eastern Min | Fu'an | 白面 |
| Eastern Min | Ningde | 白面 |
| Eastern Min | Shouning | 婊囝 |
| Eastern Min | Zhouning | 婊囝 |
| Eastern Min | Fuding | 花娘 |
| Eastern Min | Matsu | 白面 |
| Southern Min | Xiamen | 婊仔, 娼婊, 水貨, 雞, 趁食查某, 土婊, 間仔查某 |
| Southern Min | Quanzhou | 婊仔, 片仔, 水貨, 雞, 土婊 |
| Southern Min | Yongchun | 婊囝 |
| Southern Min | Zhangzhou | 婊仔, 查某孫, 雞, 雞仔, 土婊, 土婊仔, 間仔查某, 間底查某 |
| Southern Min | Taipei | 趁食查某, 菜店查某 |
| Southern Min | Taipei (Wanhua) | 趁食查某 |
| Southern Min | New Taipei (Tamsui) | 趁食查某, 菜店查某, 豆菜底的 |
| Southern Min | New Taipei (Sanxia) | 趁食查某, 豆菜底 |
| Southern Min | New Taipei (Pingxi) | 趁食查某 |
| Southern Min | Kaohsiung | 菜店查某, 趁食查某 |
| Southern Min | Kaohsiung (Cijin) | 趁食查某, 菜店查某 |
| Southern Min | Kaohsiung (Hongmaogang, Siaogang) | 趁食查某, 菜店查某 |
| Southern Min | Kaohsiung (Dalinpu, Siaogang) | 趁食查某, 咧趁的, 菜店查某 |
| Southern Min | Kaohsiung (Tianliao) | 趁食查某, 菜店查某, 咧趁的 |
| Southern Min | Yilan | 菜店查某, 趁食查某 |
| Southern Min | Yilan (Toucheng) | 趁食查某 |
| Southern Min | Changhua (Lukang) | 趁食查某 |
| Southern Min | Taichung | 趁食查某 |
| Southern Min | Taichung (Wuqi) | 趁食查某 |
| Southern Min | Tainan | 豆菜底的, 菜店查某, 趁食查某, 貓仔, 咧趁的, 媌仔, 妓女, 路邊花 |
| Southern Min | Tainan (Anping) | 趁食查某, 菜店查某, 歹查某, 咧趁的 |
| Southern Min | Taitung | 趁食查某 |
| Southern Min | Hsinchu | 趁食查某 |
| Southern Min | Kinmen | 趁食查某, 相楗的 |
| Southern Min | Penghu (Magong) | 趁食查某, 菜店查某, 菜店彪, 妓女 |
| Southern Min | Penghu (Xiyu) | 趁食查某, 菜店查某, 婊囝 |
| Southern Min | Penang (Hokkien) | 歹查某, 雞 |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Hokkien) | 婊仔, 樂洞, 雞 |
| Southern Min | Manila (Hokkien) | 摃婆, 漚摃, 婊, 婊仔, 歹查某, 姣查某, 漚查某, 姣婊 |
| Southern Min | Pingnan (Shangdu) | 老妓 |
| Southern Min | Chaozhou | 娼, 雞 |
| Southern Min | Shantou | 花娘, 騷婆, 妓女 |
| Southern Min | Jieyang | 雞, 騷, 騷婆, 查某, 娼囝 |
| Southern Min | Haifeng | 雞, 查某娼 |
| Southern Min | Bangkok (Teochew) | 妓女, 雞 |
| Southern Min | Chiang Mai (Teochew) | 老衍 |
| Southern Min | Hat Yai (Teochew) | 妓女 |
| Southern Min | Johor Bahru (Teochew) | 妓女 |
| Southern Min | Leizhou | 娘 |
| Southern Min | Haikou | 娘囝, 娘 |
| Puxian Min | Putian | 貨𨈘 |
| Puxian Min | Xianyou | 貨𨈘 |
| Zhongshan Min | Zhongshan (Sanxiang) | 老舉 |
| Southern Pinghua | Nanning (Tingzi) | 老妓婆, 婊子婆 |
| Wu | Shanghai | 婊子, 妓女, 煤餅 |
| Wu | Shanghai (Chongming) | 婊子, 野雞 |
| Wu | Suzhou | 婊子, 妓女 |
| Wu | Danyang | 婊子 |
| Wu | Hangzhou | 婊子, 妓女 |
| Wu | Ningbo | 花佬, 婊子 |
| Wu | Wenzhou | 大毛, 嬉老, 花兒 |
| Wu | Jinhua | 賣胖貨, 賣胖個, 婊子, 婊子貨 |
| Xiang | Changsha | 妓女, 婊子, 婊子婆 |
| Xiang | Loudi | 婊子, 娼婦 |
| Xiang | Quanzhou | 妓女 |

##### Derived terms

* 公貓兒 / 公猫儿
* 大貓兒 / 大猫儿
* 女貓兒 / 女猫儿
* 小貓兒 / 小猫儿 (xiǎomāor)
* 母貓兒 / 母猫儿 (mǔmāor)
* 熊貓兒 / 熊猫儿 (xióngmāor)
* 男貓兒 / 男猫儿
* 藏貓兒 / 藏猫儿 (cáng māor)
* 虰虰貓兒 / 虰虰猫儿
* 貓兒山 / 猫儿山 (Māo'ér Shān)
* 貓兒眼 / 猫儿眼 (māoryǎn)
* 貓兒頭鷹 / 猫儿头鹰 (māor tóuyīng)
* 逮貓兒 / 逮猫儿
* 黃水貓兒 / 黄水猫儿

##### Descendants

* → Mongolian: муур (muur)

### Pronunciation 2

* Cantonese (Jyutping): maau$^1$ ji$^4$
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: maau$^1$ ji$^4$
*** Yale: māau yìh
*** Cantonese Pinyin: maau$^1$ ji$^4$
*** Guangdong Romanization: mao$^1$ yi$^4$
*** Sinological IPA : /maːu̯⁵⁵ jiː²¹/

#### Noun

貓兒
* kitten

##### Synonyms

| Variety | Location | Words |
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 小貓 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Beijing | 小貓兒 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Taiwan | 小貓 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Singapore | 小貓 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xi'an | 貓娃兒 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xining | 尕貓娃兒 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Sokuluk (Gansu Dungan) | 貓娃子, 貓娃兒 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Yinchuan | 貓娃子, 貓娃娃 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Lanzhou | 貓娃子 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Wuhan | 咪咪 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Guiyang | 貓崽, 小貓咪 childish |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | 貓仔 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong | 貓仔 |
| Cantonese | Dongguan | 貓仔 |
| Cantonese | Ho Chi Minh City (Guangfu) | 貓仔 |
| Gan | Lichuan | 貓崽兒 |
| Gan | Pingxiang | 貓崽子 |
| Hakka | Meixian | 細貓公 |
| Hakka | Yudu | 貓子 |
| Hakka | Miaoli (N. Sixian) | 貓子 |
| Hakka | Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian) | 貓子 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) | 貓子 |
| Hakka | Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu) | 貓子 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping) | 貓子 |
| Hakka | Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an) | 貓幺 |
| Eastern Min | Fuzhou | 貓囝囝, 眯囝 |
| Eastern Min | Fuqing | 貓囝, 貓囝囝 |
| Southern Min | Xiamen | 貓咪 |
| Southern Min | Penang (Hokkien) | 貓囝 |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Hokkien) | 貓囝 |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Teochew) | 貓囝 |
| Southern Min | Leizhou | 貓囝 |
| Wu | Shanghai (Chongming) | 小貓兒 |
| Wu | Wenzhou | 貓兒 |