猢猻

See also: 猢狲

Chinese

trad. (猢猻)		猢	猻
simp. (猢狲)		猢	狲
alternative forms		胡孫／胡孙

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.(Can this⁽⁺⁾ etymology be sourced?)

Pronunciation

Rime
Character	猢	猻
Reading #	1/1	1/1
Initial (聲)	匣 (33)	心 (16)
Final (韻)	模 (23)	魂 (55)
Tone (調)	Level (Ø)	Level (Ø)
Openness (開合)	Open	Closed
Division (等)	I	I
Fanqie	戸吳切	思渾切
Baxter	hu	swon
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/ɦuo/	/suən/
Pan Wuyun	/ɦuo/	/suon/
Shao Rongfen	/ɣo/	/suən/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/ɦɔ/	/swən/
Li Rong	/ɣo/	/suən/
Wang Li	/ɣu/	/suən/
Bernhard Karlgren	/ɣuo/	/suən/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	hú	sūn
Expected Cantonese Reflex	wu4	syun1

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): húsūn

  (Zhuyin): ㄏㄨˊ ㄙㄨㄣ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): wu⁴ syun¹

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: húsūn
    • Zhuyin: ㄏㄨˊ ㄙㄨㄣ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: húsun
    • Wade–Giles: hu²-sun¹
    • Yale: hú-swūn
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: hwusuen
    • Palladius: хусунь (xusunʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /xu³⁵ su̯ən⁵⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: wu⁴ syun¹
    • Yale: wùh syūn
    • Cantonese Pinyin: wu⁴ syn¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: wu⁴ xun¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /wuː²¹ syːn⁵⁵/

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• Middle Chinese: hu swon

Noun

猢猻

1. monkey; macaque

Synonyms

• (macaque): 沐猴 (mùhóu), 獼猴／猕猴 (míhóu), 猱 (náo)
• (monkey):

Variety	Location	Words edit
Classical Chinese		猴
Formal (Written Standard Chinese)		猴, 猴子
Taxonomic name		猴
Northeastern Mandarin	Beijing	猴兒, 猴子, 猴三兒
	Taiwan	猴子
	Chengde	猴子
	Ulanhot	猴子
	Tongliao	猴子
	Chifeng	猴子
	Hulunbuir (Hailar)	猴子
	Heihe	猴子
	Qiqihar	猴子, 猴兒
	Harbin	猴子, 猴兒
	Jiamusi	猴子
	Baicheng	猴子
	Changchun	猴子
	Tonghua	猴子
	Shenyang	猴子, 猴兒
	Jinzhou	猴子, 猴兒
	Malaysia	猴, 猴子
	Singapore	猴子, 猴
Jilu Mandarin	Tianjin	猴兒
	Tangshan	猴子, 猴兒
	Cangzhou	猴兒
	Baoding	猴兒
	Shijiazhuang	猴兒
	Lijin	猴子
	Jinan	猴子, 猴兒, 猴三兒
Jiaoliao Mandarin	Dalian	猴子
	Dandong	猴子, 猴兒
	Yantai	猴子
	Yantai (Muping)	猴子, 猴兒
	Qingdao	猴子, 猴兒
	Zhucheng	猴子
Central Plains Mandarin	Luoyang	猴三兒
	Lingbao	猴兒
	Jining	猴子
	Wanrong	猴
	Linfen	毛猴
	Shangqiu	猴子, 猴兒
	Yuanyang	猴兒, 猴
	Zhengzhou	猴兒
	Xinyang	猴子
	Baihe	猴子
	Xi'an	猴, 猴娃兒
	Baoji	猴
	Tianshui	猴兒
	Xining	猴兒
	Xuzhou	猴子
	Fuyang	猴子
	Sokuluk (Gansu Dungan)	猴, 猴兒
Lanyin Mandarin	Yinchuan	猴, 猴子
	Bayanhot	猴子
	Lanzhou	猴兒, 猴子
	Dunhuang	猴兒
	Hami	猴子
	Ürümqi	猴, 猴娃子, 猴子
Southwestern Mandarin	Chengdu	猴子, 猴, 猴三兒
	Nanchong	猴子
	Dazhou	猴兒, 猴三兒, 三兒
	Hanyuan	猴子
	Xichang	猴子
	Zigong	猴子, 猴三兒
	Chongqing	猴子, 猴三兒
	Wuhan	猴子
	Yichang	猴子, 猴兒
	Xiangyang	猴子, 猴三兒
	Tianmen	猴子
	Guiyang	猴子, 猴三
	Zunyi	猴三兒
	Bijie	猴子, 猴三兒
	Liping	猴子, 猴子老三
	Zhaotong	猴子, 猴三兒
	Dali	猴子
	Kunming	猴子, 猴猻兒
	Mengzi	猴三
	Guilin	猴子
	Liuzhou	猴子, 馬騮, 跳山子 jargon
	Nanning (Wuming)	猴子, 馬騮
	Jishou	猴子
	Changde	猴子
	Hanzhong	猴子
Jianghuai Mandarin	Nanjing	猴子
	Yangzhou	猴子
	Lianyungang	猴子
	Lianshui	猴子
	Nantong	猴兒
	Anqing	猴子
	Wuhu	猴子
	Hefei	猴子
	Huanggang	猴子
	Hong'an	猴子, 猴
Cantonese	Guangzhou	馬騮, 阿三, 馬騮三
	Hong Kong	馬騮
	Hong Kong (San Tin; Weitou)	馬騮
	Hong Kong (Kam Tin; Weitou)	馬騮
	Hong Kong (Ting Kok)	馬騮
	Hong Kong (Tung Ping Chau)	猴仔
	Macau	馬騮
	Guangzhou (Panyu)	馬騮
	Guangzhou (Huashan, Huadu)	馬騮
	Guangzhou (Conghua)	馬騮
	Guangzhou (Zengcheng)	馬騮
	Foshan	馬騮
	Foshan (Shatou, Nanhai)	馬騮
	Foshan (Shunde)	馬騮
	Foshan (Sanshui)	馬騮
	Foshan (Mingcheng, Gaoming)	馬騮
	Zhongshan (Shiqi)	馬騮
	Zhuhai (Qianshan, Xiangzhou)	馬騮
	Zhuhai (Shangheng, Doumen; Tanka)	馬騮
	Zhuhai (Doumen)	馬騮
	Jiangmen (Baisha)	馬騮
	Jiangmen (Xinhui)	馬騮
	Taishan	馬騮
	Kaiping (Chikan)	馬騮
	Enping (Niujiang)	馬騮
	Heshan (Yayao)	馬騮
	Dongguan	馬騮
	Shenzhen (Shajing, Bao'an)	馬騮
	Shenzhen (Dapeng)	猴仔
	Qingyuan	馬騮
	Fogang	馬騮
	Yingde (Hanguang)	馬騮
	Yangshan	馬騮
	Lianshan (Butian)	馬騮
	Lianzhou (Qingshui; Sihui)	馬騮
	Shaoguan	馬騮
	Shaoguan (Qujiang)	馬騮
	Renhua	馬騮
	Lechang	馬騮
	Zhaoqing (Gaoyao)	馬騮
	Sihui	馬騮
	Guangning	馬騮
	Deqing	馬騮
	Huaiji	馬騮
	Fengkai (Nanfeng)	馬騮
	Yunfu	馬騮
	Xinxing	馬騮
	Luoding	馬騮
	Yunan (Pingtai)	馬騮
	Yangjiang	馬騮
	Xinyi	馬騮
	Lianjiang	馬騮
	Nanning	馬騮
	Wuzhou	馬騮
	Yulin	馬騮
	Hepu (Lianzhou)	馬騮
	Hepu (Shatian)	馬騮
	Guiping	馬騮
	Mengshan (Xihe)	馬騮
	Guigang (Nanjiang)	馬騮
	Beiliu (Tangliao)	馬騮
	Baise	馬騮
	Bobai	馬騮
	Lingshan	馬騮
Pubei	馬騮
Qinzhou	馬騮
Beihai	馬騮
Beihai (Nankang)	馬騮
Beihai (Yingpan)	馬騮
Beihai (Qiaogang - Cô Tô)	馬騮
Ningming	馬騮
Hengzhou	馬騮
Hezhou (Pumen, Babu)	馬騮
Fangchenggang (Fangcheng)	馬騮
Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu)	馬騮
Penang (Guangfu)	馬騮
Singapore (Guangfu)	馬騮
Ho Chi Minh City (Guangfu)	馬騮
Móng Cái	馬騮
Yangon (Taishan)	馬騮
Mandalay (Taishan)	馬騮
Bangkok (Guangfu)	馬騮
Gan	Nanchang	猴子
	Lichuan	扤猻
	Pingxiang	猴子
Hakka	Meixian	猴哥
	Xingning	猴哥
	Dabu (Xihe)	猴哥
	Huizhou (Huicheng; Bendihua)	猴哥, 猴, 馬騮
	Huizhou (Shuikou; Bendihua)	猴仔
	Huizhou (Hengli; Bendihua)	猴
	Huiyang	猴仔
	Huidong (Pingshan; Bendihua)	馬騮
	Huidong (Daling)	猴哥
	Dongguan (Qingxi)	猴哥仔
	Longmen (Pingling; Bendihua)	猴哩
	Longmen (Luxi; Bendihua)	馬騮
	Boluo (Bendihua)	猴哎, 猴仔, 猴哥
	Shenzhen (Shatoujiao)	猴哥仔
	Guangzhou (Zhengguo, Zengcheng)	猴哥
	Zhongshan (Wuguishan)	馬騮
	Zhongshan (Nanlang Heshui)	馬騮
	Wuhua (Shuizhai)	猴哩
	Wuhua (Huacheng)	猴哩, 猴哥
	Wuhua (Changbu)	猴哩
	Wuhua (Mianyang)	猴哩
	Heyuan (Bendihua)	猴, 猴咧
	Zijin (Guzhu; Bendihua)	猴哥
	Longchuan (Tuocheng; Bendihua)	猴哎
	Longchuan (Sidu; Bendihua)	猴哎
	Heping (Linzhai; Bendihua)	猴蒂
	Lianping (Zhongxin; Bendihua)	猴
	Lianping (Longjie; Bendihua)	猴
	Wengyuan	滑哥
	Nanxiong (Zhuji)	猴咧
	Shaoguan (Qujiang)	滑哥
	Xinfeng (Matou; Bendihua)	猴
	Xinfeng (Daxi; Bendihua)	猴仔
	Lianshan (Xiaosanjiang)	馬騮
	Liannan	馬騮
	Guangzhou (Lütian, Conghua)	猴仔, 馬騮
	Jiexi	猴
	Luhe	猴仔
	Zhao'an (Xiuzhuan)	猴子
	Changting	猴哥, 猴哩
	Longyan (Yongding)	猴子
	Longyan (Xiayang, Yongding)	猴哥, 猴
	Longyan (Gaobei, Yongding)	猴哥
	Longyan (Hukeng, Yongding)	猴哥
	Wuping	猴哥, 猴子
	Wuping (Zhongshan)	猴
	Wuping (Yanqian)	猴子
	Wuping (Wudong)	猴子
	Wuping (Pingyu)	猴哥
	Liancheng	猴哥
	Liancheng (Peitian)	猴
	Liancheng (Zhongbao)	猴
	Liancheng (Laiyuan)	猴
	Ninghua	猴子
	Yudu	猴子
	Ningdu	猴子
	Ruijin	猴子
	Shicheng	猴子
	Shangyou (Shexi)	猴子
	Tonggu (Sandu)	猴子
	Ganzhou (Panlong)	猴子
	Dayu	猴哩
	Miaoli (N. Sixian)	猴仔
	Miaoli (Zaoqiao; N. Sixian)	猴仔
Miaoli (Touwu; N. Sixian)	猴仔
Miaoli (Nanzhuang; N. Sixian)	猴仔
Miaoli (Shitan; N. Sixian)	猴仔
Miaoli (Sanwan; N. Sixian)	猴仔
Miaoli (Toufen; N. Sixian)	猴仔
Miaoli (Gongguan; N. Sixian)	猴仔
Miaoli (Zhuolan; N. Sixian)	猴仔
Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian)	猴仔
Pingtung (Wuluo, Ligang; S. Sixian)	猴仔
Kaohsiung (Meinong; S. Sixian)	猴仔
Kaohsiung (Shanlin; S. Sixian)	猴仔
Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu)	猴哥, 猴仔
Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu)	猴哥, 猴
Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping)	猴哥, 猴仔, 猴
Miaoli (Zhuolan; Raoping)	猴
Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an)	猴
Hong Kong	猴哥, 馬騮, 猴仔
Yangxi (Tangkou)	馬騮
Yangchun (Sanjia)	猴仔
Xinyi (Sihe)	馬騮
Xinyi (Qianpai)	馬騮
Gaozhou (Xindong)	猴, 馬騮
Maoming (Shalang, Dianbai)	馬騮
Huazhou (Xin'an)	馬騮
Lianjiang (Shijiao)	馬騮
Lianjiang (Qingping)	馬騮
Mengshan (Xihe)	馬騮
Luchuan	馬騮
Luchuan (Daqiao)	馬騮
Beiliu (Tang'an)	馬騮
Mashan (Pianlian)	馬騮
Sabah (Longchuan)	猴哥, 馬騮, 馬騮仔
Kuala Lumpur (Dabu)	猴哥
Senai (Huiyang)	猴哥
Sungai Tapang, Batu Kawa (Hepo)	猴哥, 山猴
Singkawang	猴
Singapore (Meixian)	猴哥
Singapore (Dabu)	猴哥子
Bangkok (Meixian)	猴哥
Bangkok (Fengshun)	猴
Bangkok (Jiexi)	猴子
Huizhou	Jixi	猴猻
	Shexian	猴猻, 猢猻, 猻猴, 猴
	Huangshan (Tunxi)	猴猻
	Xiuning	猴猻
	Yixian	猴猻
	Qimen	猴子
	Wuyuan	猴猻
Jin	Taiyuan	毛猴兒, 毛猴, 猴兒
	Pingyao	猴兒
	Yangyuan	猴子
	Datong	猴兒
	Xinzhou	毛猴兒, 猴兒
	Lüliang (Lishi)	猴子, 猴兒
	Changzhi	猴子
	Taibus (Baochang)	猴子
	Linhe	毛猴子, 猴子
	Jining	猴子
	Hohhot	猴兒, 猴子
	Baotou	猴子
	Dongsheng	猴子
	Haibowan	猴兒
	Erenhot	猴子
	Pingshan	猴兒
	Zhangjiakou	猴兒
	Handan	猴兒
	Linzhou	猴
	Suide	毛猴兒, 猴兒
Northern Min	Jian'ou	猴屄, 猴
	Jian'ou (Dikou)	猴
	Zhenghe (Zhenqian)	猴
	Pucheng (Shibei)	猴仔
Eastern Min	Fuzhou	猴, 猴囝
	Fuqing	猴, 猴囝
	Matsu	猴
Southern Min	Xiamen	猴, 猴仔, 老猴
	Xiamen (Tong'an)	猴仔
	Quanzhou	猴
	Zhangzhou	猴, 猴仔
	Zhao'an	猴仔
	Dongshan	猴
	Taipei	猴, 猴山仔
	Taipei (Wanhua)	猴仔
	New Taipei (Sanxia)	猴, 猴山
	Kaohsiung	猴, 猴山仔
	Yilan	猴, 猴山仔
	Changhua (Lukang)	猴山仔, 猴仔, 猴
	Taichung	猴, 猴山仔
	Taichung (Wuqi)	猴山仔
	Tainan	猴, 猴山仔
	Taitung	猴仔
	Hsinchu	猴, 猴山仔
	Kinmen	猴
	Penghu (Magong)	猴, 猴山
	Penang (Hokkien)	猴, 老猴
	Singapore (Hokkien)	老猴, 猴, 猴仔
	Manila (Hokkien)	猴, 老猴
	Medan (Hokkien)	老猴
	Zhangping	猴
	Zhangping (Yongfu)	猴
	Pingnan (Shangdu)	馬騮
	Chaozhou	老猴, 猴
	Shantou	猴
	Jieyang	猴
	Haifeng	老猴
	Bangkok (Teochew)	猴
	Johor Bahru (Teochew)	老猴
	Singapore (Teochew)	老猴, 猴
	Leizhou	狗猻, 三哥
	Wenchang	猴猻
	Haikou	猴猻
Puxian Min	Putian	紅猴, 猴
	Putian (Donghai, Chengxiang)	紅猴
	Putian (Jiangkou, Hanjiang)	紅猴
	Putian (Nanri, Xiuyu)	紅猴
	Xianyou	紅猴
	Xianyou (Fengting)	紅猴
	Xianyou (Youyang)	紅猴
	Fuding (Aoyao)	猴
Central Min	Yong'an	猴
	Sanming (Sanyuan)	猴
Zhongshan Min	Zhongshan (Longdu, Shaxi)	馬騮
	Zhongshan (Sanxiang)	馬騮
Southern Pinghua	Nanning (Tingzi)	馬騮
Northern Pinghua	Guilin (Dahe)	猴子
Shehua	Fu'an	猴
	Fuding	猴
	Luoyuan	猴
	Sanming	猴
	Shunchang	猴
	Hua'an	猴
	Guixi (Zhangping)	猴
	Cangnan	猴
	Jingning (Hexi)	猴
	Lishui	猴
	Longyou	猴
	Chaozhou	猴
	Fengshun	猴
Wu	Shanghai	活猻
	Shanghai (Chongming)	活猻
	Suzhou	活猻
	Wuxi	活猻
	Danyang	猴子
	Hangzhou	活猻, 猴子
	Ningbo	活猻
	Wenzhou	猴大
	Jinhua	活猻, 猴子
	Jinhua (Tangxi)	活猻
Xiang	Changsha	猴子, 疤屁股
	Loudi	猴子
	Shuangfeng	猴子, 猴猻
	Quanzhou	猴子

Dialectal synonyms of 猴子 (“monkey”) [map]

Derived terms

• 叫花子沒有猢猻 / 叫花子没有猢狲
• 小猢猻 / 小猢狲
• 樹倒猢猻散 / 树倒猢狲散 (shù dǎo húsūn sàn)
• 猢猻入布袋 / 猢狲入布袋
• 猢猻大王 / 猢狲大王
• 猢猻散 / 猢狲散
• 猢猻王 / 猢狲王