maauˉ¹貓
简 猫
nouncat
The Cantonese for “cat” is 貓 (maau1).
The romanisation in brackets (maau1) is Jyutping, the standard system for Cantonese sounds. New to it? Read our beginner’s guide to Jyutping → or learn about Cantonese tones.
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