猢猻

See also: 猢狲

Chinese


trad. (猢猻)		猢	猻
simp. (猢狲)		猢	狲

Etymology

From 胡孫／胡孙 (húsūn, “descendants of Hu barbarians”), because macaque faces were said to resemble those of people from the Hu regions.

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): húsūn

(Zhuyin): ㄏㄨˊ ㄙㄨㄣ
Cantonese (Jyutping): wu⁴ syun¹

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: húsūn
  - Zhuyin: ㄏㄨˊ ㄙㄨㄣ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: hwusuen
  - IPA ^(key): /xu³⁵ su̯ən⁵⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: wu⁴ syun¹
  - Yale: wùh syūn
  - Cantonese Pinyin: wu⁴ syn¹
  - Guangdong Romanization: wu⁴ xun¹
  - IPA ^(key): /wuː²¹ ɕyːn⁵⁵/

Noun

猢猻

monkey; macaque

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