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貓兒

简猫儿 · 繁貓兒

Mandarin · pinyin māo ér

kitten

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貓: māo · cat
兒: ér · son, child, oneself; final part
猫: māo · cat
儿: ér · son, child; Kangxi radical 10

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1–2 · mao1 er2

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

maau1 ji1

Cantonese word readings for 貓兒. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

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noun

(Mandarin, Gan, Jin, chiefly used in children's songs in Cantonese) cat
(dialectal Mandarin) female prostitute
(Beijing Mandarin, card games) joker

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kitten

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