夜貓子
See also: 夜猫子
Chinese
night | cat | child; son; (noun suffix); small thing; seed; egg; 1st earthly branch; 11 pm-1 am; midnight | ||
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trad. (夜貓子) | 夜 | 貓 | 子 | |
simp. (夜猫子) | 夜 | 猫 | 子 | |
Literally: “night cat”. |
Pronunciation
Noun
夜貓子
Synonyms
Dialectal synonyms of 夜貓子 (“night owl”) [map] | ||
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Variety | Location | Words |
Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 夜貓子 | |
Mandarin | Beijing | 夜貓子 |
Taiwan | 夜貓子 | |
Chengdu | 夜貓子 | |
Cantonese | Guangzhou | 夜貓 |
Hong Kong | 夜貓 | |
Min Nan | Xiamen | 暗光鳥 |
Quanzhou | 暗光鳥 | |
Zhangzhou | 暗光鳥 | |
Taipei | 暗光鳥 | |
Kaohsiung | 暗光鳥 | |
Xiang | Changsha | 夜貓子, 夜精 |
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