丫鬟
Jump to navigation
Jump to search
Chinese[edit]
fork; bifurcation | a knot of hair on top of head | ||
---|---|---|---|
simp. and trad. (丫鬟) |
丫 | 鬟 | |
alternative forms | 丫環/丫环 丫嬛 鴉鬟/鸦鬟 |
Pronunciation[edit]
- Mandarin
- Cantonese (Jyutping): aa1 waan4
- Eastern Min (BUC): ă-kuàng
- Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): a-hoân
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄧㄚ ˙ㄏㄨㄢ
- Tongyong Pinyin: yahuån
- Wade–Giles: ya1-huan5
- Yale: yā-hwan
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: ia.huan
- Palladius: яхуань (jaxuanʹ)
- Sinological IPA (key): /jä⁵⁵ xu̯än²/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: aa1 waan4
- Yale: ā wàahn
- Cantonese Pinyin: aa1 waan4
- Guangdong Romanization: a1 wan4
- Sinological IPA (key): /aː⁵⁵ waːn²¹/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Eastern Min
- (Fuzhou)
- Bàng-uâ-cê: ă-kuàng
- Sinological IPA (key): /a⁵⁵ (kʰ-)uaŋ⁵³/
- (Fuzhou)
- Southern Min
Noun[edit]
丫鬟
- (literary, literally) fork-shaped bun (of women)
- (historical) slave-girl; servant girl; maidservant
Synonyms[edit]
- (slave-girl):