Variety
| Location
| Words |
Classical Chinese |
貓, 狸奴, 女奴, 烏員 |
Formal (Written Standard Chinese) |
貓 |
Taxonomic name |
貓 |
Northeastern Mandarin |
Beijing |
貓, 貓兒 |
Taiwan |
貓, 貓咪, 咪咪 |
Harbin |
貓 |
Shenyang |
貓 |
Malaysia |
貓 |
Singapore |
貓 |
Jilu Mandarin |
Jinan |
貓 |
Jiaoliao Mandarin |
Yantai (Muping) |
貓子 |
Central Plains Mandarin |
Luoyang |
貓, 咪咪 |
Wanrong |
貓 |
Xi'an |
貓 |
Dingbian |
貓 |
Xining |
貓兒, 貓娃兒 |
Xuzhou |
貓 |
Sokuluk (Gansu Dungan) |
貓, 貓兒 |
Lanyin Mandarin |
Yinchuan |
貓 |
Bayanhot |
貓娃子 |
Lanzhou |
貓兒 |
Ürümqi |
貓 |
Southwestern Mandarin |
Chengdu |
貓兒 |
Muli |
貓兒 |
Chongqing |
貓兒 |
Wuhan |
貓子, 財喜, 阿嗚 childish |
Guiyang |
貓, 貓貓, 貓兒, 貓三, 貓咪 |
Kunming |
貓 |
Guilin |
貓 |
Pingle |
貓 |
Liuzhou |
貓, 貓公 |
Luzhai |
貓 |
Nanning (Wuming) |
貓, 貓公 |
Mae Salong (Lancang) |
貓 |
Mae Sai (Tengchong) |
貓 |
Jianghuai Mandarin |
Nanjing |
貓 |
Yangzhou |
貓, 貓子 |
Hefei |
貓 |
Huanggang |
貓兒 |
Cantonese |
Guangzhou |
貓 |
Hong Kong |
貓 |
Hong Kong (San Tin; Weitou) |
貓 |
Hong Kong (Kam Tin; Weitou) |
貓 |
Hong Kong (Ting Kok) |
貓 |
Hong Kong (Tung Ping Chau) |
貓 |
Macau |
貓 |
Guangzhou (Panyu) |
貓 |
Guangzhou (Huashan, Huadu) |
貓 |
Guangzhou (Conghua) |
貓 |
Guangzhou (Zengcheng) |
貓 |
Foshan |
貓 |
Foshan (Shatou, Nanhai) |
貓 |
Foshan (Shunde) |
貓 |
Foshan (Sanshui) |
貓 |
Foshan (Mingcheng, Gaoming) |
貓 |
Zhongshan (Shiqi) |
貓 |
Zhuhai (Qianshan, Xiangzhou) |
貓 |
Zhuhai (Shangheng, Doumen; Tanka) |
貓 |
Zhuhai (Doumen) |
貓 |
Jiangmen (Baisha) |
貓 |
Jiangmen (Xinhui) |
貓 |
Taishan |
貓 |
Kaiping (Chikan) |
貓 |
Enping (Niujiang) |
貓 |
Heshan (Yayao) |
貓 |
Dongguan |
貓 |
Shenzhen (Shajing, Bao'an) |
貓 |
Shenzhen (Dapeng) |
貓 |
Shaoguan |
貓 |
Yunfu |
貓 |
Yangjiang |
貓 |
Xinyi |
貓 |
Lianjiang |
貓, 貓公 |
Nanning |
貓 |
Wuzhou |
貓 |
Yulin |
貓 |
Hepu (Lianzhou) |
貓 |
Beihai |
貓 |
Beihai (Qiaogang - Cô Tô) |
貓 |
Beihai (Qiaogang - Cát Bà) |
貓 |
Fangchenggang (Fangcheng) |
貓 |
Danzhou |
貓 |
Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu) |
貓 |
Singapore (Guangfu) |
貓 |
Ho Chi Minh City (Guangfu) |
貓 |
Móng Cái |
貓 |
Gan |
Nanchang |
貓兒, 貓 |
Pengze |
貓 |
Lichuan |
貓兒 |
Pingxiang |
貓子 |
Liuyang |
貓哩 |
Hakka |
Meixian |
貓公 |
Xingning |
貓公 |
Dabu (Xihe) |
貓公 |
Huizhou (Huicheng; Bendihua) |
貓 |
Huiyang |
貓 |
Dongguan (Qingxi) |
貓 |
Shenzhen (Shatoujiao) |
貓 |
Zhongshan (Wuguishan) |
貓公 |
Zhongshan (Nanlang Heshui) |
貓 |
Wuhua (Shuizhai) |
貓 |
Wuhua (Huacheng) |
貓, 貓公 |
Wuhua (Changbu) |
貓 |
Wuhua (Mianyang) |
貓 |
Longchuan (Tuocheng; Bendihua) |
貓公, 貓 |
Guangzhou (Lütian, Conghua) |
貓 |
Jiexi |
貓 |
Luhe |
貓仔 |
Yudu |
貓子 |
Miaoli (N. Sixian) |
貓仔 |
Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian) |
貓仔 |
Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) |
貓仔 |
Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu) |
貓, 貓公 |
Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping) |
貓仔 |
Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an) |
貓 |
Hong Kong |
貓 |
Luchuan (Daqiao) |
貓 |
Bobai (Shahe) |
貓 |
Sabah (Longchuan) |
貓 |
Kuala Lumpur (Dabu) |
貓公 |
Senai (Huiyang) |
貓 |
Kuching (Hepo) |
貓 |
Sungai Tapang, Batu Kawa (Hepo) |
貓 |
Singkawang |
貓 |
Singapore (Meixian) |
貓 |
Singapore (Dabu) |
貓公 |
Huizhou |
Jixi |
貓 |
Shexian |
貓 |
Huangshan (Tunxi) |
貓兒 |
Xiuning |
貓兒, 貓 |
Yixian |
貓兒 |
Qimen |
貓兒 |
Wuyuan |
貓 |
Jin |
Taiyuan |
貓兒 |
Pingyao |
貓兒 |
Xinzhou |
貓兒 |
Hohhot |
貓 |
Northern Min |
Jian'ou |
貓唧 |
Jian'ou (Dikou) |
貓唧 |
Zhenghe (Zhenqian) |
貓 |
Pucheng (Shibei) |
貓 |
Eastern Min |
Fuzhou |
貓囝, 貓, 咪咪 childish |
Fuzhou (Changle) |
貓囝 |
Fuqing |
貓囝, 貓 |
Yongtai |
貓狸 |
Gutian |
貓狸 |
Fu'an |
貓狸 |
Ningde |
貓狸 |
Shouning |
貓咪 |
Zhouning |
貓狸 |
Fuding |
貓咪 |
Matsu |
貓囝, 貓 |
Sitiawan (Gutian) |
貓狸 |
Southern Min |
Xiamen |
貓, 貓貓 |
Quanzhou |
貓 |
Zhangzhou |
貓 |
Zhao'an |
貓 |
Dongshan |
貓 |
Taipei |
貓 |
New Taipei (Sanxia) |
貓 |
Kaohsiung |
貓仔, 貓咪 |
Yilan |
貓 |
Changhua (Lukang) |
貓 |
Taichung |
貓仔, 貓 |
Taichung (Wuqi) |
貓 |
Tainan |
貓仔 |
Taitung |
貓 |
Hsinchu |
貓仔, 貓 |
Kinmen |
貓 |
Penghu (Magong) |
貓, 貓咪 |
Penang (Hokkien) |
貓 |
Singapore (Hokkien) |
貓 |
Manila (Hokkien) |
貓 |
Medan (Hokkien) |
貓 |
Pingnan (Shangdu) |
貓 |
Chaozhou |
貓 |
Haifeng |
貓咪, 翻瓦 |
Bangkok (Teochew) |
貓 |
Johor Bahru (Teochew) |
貓 |
Singapore (Teochew) |
貓 |
Leizhou |
貓貓 endearing |
Wenchang |
貓 |
Haikou |
貓 |
Puxian Min |
Putian |
貓子 |
Putian (Donghai, Chengxiang) |
貓 |
Putian (Jiangkou, Hanjiang) |
貓子 |
Putian (Nanri, Xiuyu) |
貓 |
Xianyou |
貓 |
Xianyou (Fengting) |
貓 |
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 |
Yuanling (Shaojiwan) |
貓子 |
Wu |
Shanghai |
貓, 貓咪 |
Shanghai (Chongming) |
貓兒 |
Suzhou |
貓 |
Wuxi |
貓 |
Danyang |
貓, 貓子 |
Hangzhou |
貓 |
Ningbo |
貓 |
Wenzhou |
貓兒, 貓, 貓妞 childish |
Jinhua |
貓 |
Xiang |
Changsha |
貓, 貓吱 childish, 壽它子 euphemistic |
Xiangxiang |
貓 |
Loudi |
貓兒 |
Shuangfeng |
貓兒, 貓 |
Hengyang |
貓, 災貓子 derogatory |
Quanzhou |
貓 |
Xiangnan Tuhua |
Jiangyong |
貓關 |