醜小鴨

Chinese

		ugly	duckling
trad. (醜小鴨)		醜	小鴨
simp. (丑小鸭)		丑	小鸭

Etymology

Calque of English ugly duckling.

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): chǒuxiǎoyā

(Zhuyin): ㄔㄡˇ ㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄧㄚ
Cantonese (Jyutping): cau² siu² aap^3-2, cau² siu² aap³

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: chǒuxiǎoyā [Phonetic: chóuxiǎoyā]
  - Zhuyin: ㄔㄡˇ ㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄧㄚ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: choousheauia
  - Tongyong Pinyin: chǒusiǎoya
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂʰoʊ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ ɕjɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ jä⁵⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: cau² siu² aap^3-2, cau² siu² aap³
  - Yale: cháu síu áap, cháu síu aap
  - Cantonese Pinyin: tsau² siu² aap^8-2, tsau² siu² aap⁸
  - Guangdong Romanization: ceo² xiu² ab², ceo² xiu² ab³
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰɐu̯³⁵ siːu̯³⁵ äːp̚³⁻³⁵/, /t͡sʰɐu̯³⁵ siːu̯³⁵ äːp̚³/

Noun

醜小鴨

(figuratively) ugly duckling

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