毛毛

Chinese

		hair; fur; one tenth of a yuan or dollar	hair; fur; one tenth of a yuan or dollar
simp. and trad. (毛毛)		毛	毛

Etymology

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): máomáo

(Zhuyin): ㄇㄠˊ ㄇㄠˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): mou⁴ mou^4-1

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: máomáo
  - Zhuyin: ㄇㄠˊ ㄇㄠˊ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: maumau
  - IPA ^(key): /mɑʊ̯³⁵ mɑʊ̯³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: mou⁴ mou^4-1
  - Yale: mòuh mōu
  - Cantonese Pinyin: mou⁴ mou^4-1
  - Guangdong Romanization: mou⁴ mou¹
  - IPA ^(key): /mou̯²¹ mou̯²¹⁻⁵⁵/

Noun

毛毛

(colloquial, regional) baby
(Cantonese) hair; fur

Derived terms

毛毛蟲／毛毛虫 (máomaochóng)

毛毛雨 (máomáoyǔ)

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