貓兒

貓兒

1. (Mandarin, Gan, Jin, chiefly used in children's songs in Cantonese) cat

   • 我才剛到後邊去叫打雜兒的添煤，只聽得三間空屋子裡嘩喇嘩喇的響，我還道是貓兒耗子，又聽得噯的一聲，象個人出氣兒的似的。 [Written Vernacular Chinese, trad.]
     我才刚到后边去叫打杂儿的添煤，只听得三间空屋子里哗喇哗喇的响，我还道是猫儿耗子，又听得嗳的一声，象个人出气儿的似的。 [Written Vernacular Chinese, simp.]

     From: Cao Xueqin, Dream of the Red Chamber, mid-18^th century CE

     Wǒ cái gāng dào hòubian qù jiào dǎzárde tiān méi, zhǐ tīng de sān jiān kòng wūzi lǐ huālā huālā de xiǎng, wǒ hái dào shì māor hàozi, yòu tīng de ǎi de yīshēng, xiàng ge rén chūqìr de shìde. [Pinyin]

     (please add an English translation of this usage example)

   • 猫兒去老鼠出來伸腰 [Cantonese, trad.]
     猫儿去老鼠出来伸腰 [Cantonese, simp.]

     From: 1828, Robert Morrison, Vocabulary of the Canton Dialect, part III, section I

     maau¹ ji^4-1 heoi³ lou⁵ syu² ceot¹ loi⁴ san¹ jiu¹ [Jyutping]

     When the cat is gone, the old rat comes out to stretch its loins;—said of young people under strict guardians.

   • 貓兒擔凳姑婆坐 [Cantonese, trad.]
     猫儿担凳姑婆坐 [Cantonese, simp.]

     From: 《排排坐》 (a Cantonese children's song)

     maau¹ ji^4-1 daam¹ dang³ gu¹ po⁴ co⁵ [Jyutping]

     The kitty-cat got a chair for great-aunt

   • 烏蠅都嚇死　貓兒都嚇死　周身機關了不起 [Cantonese, trad.]
     乌蝇都吓死　猫儿都吓死　周身机关了不起 [Cantonese, simp.]

     From: 1983, 胡渭康 William Hu (lyricist 鄭國江 Cheng Kwok Kong), 《黃金戰士》

     wu¹ jing^4-1 dou¹ haak³ sei², maau¹ ji^4-1 dou¹ haak³ sei², zau¹ san¹ gei¹ gwaan¹ liu⁵ bat¹ hei² [Jyutping]

     Flies are scared to death, kitty-cats are too, unbeatable with gadgets all over you

2. (dialectal Mandarin) female prostitute
3. (Beijing Mandarin, card games) joker

• (cat):

• (female prostitute):

• → Mongolian: муур (muur)

貓兒

1. kitten