Japanese Word Entry

猫に木天蓼お女郞に小判

Simplified Japanese form: 猫に木天蓼お女郎に小判

Kana:ねこにまたたびおじょろうにこばん
Romaji:nekonimatatabiojorounikoban
Definition: everyone has their favorite, pick the right thing to please someone, catnip for cats, gold coins for prostitutes
Alternative form:
  • 猫にまたたびお女郞に小判 〔猫にまたたびお女郎に小判〕 【 ねこにまたたびおじょろうにこばん (nekonimatatabiojorounikoban) 】


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Chinese characters used in this word

cat
Readings
Mandarin: ㄇㄠ (māo), ㄇㄠˊ (máo), ㄇㄧㄠˊ (miáo)
Cantonese: maau1
Japanese: ビョウ (byou)、 ボウ (bou)、 ミョウ (myou) / ねこ (neko)
Korean: 묘 (myo)
Vietnamese: miêu
Variants
Semantic variant form:

tree, wood, lumber, wooden
Readings
Mandarin: ㄇㄨˋ (mù)
Cantonese: muk6
Japanese: ボク (boku)、 モク (moku) / き (ki)、 こ- (ko-)
Korean: 목 (mog), 모 (mo)
Vietnamese: mộc

heavens, sky, imperial, heaven, god, celestial
Readings
Mandarin: ㄊㄧㄢ (tiān)
Cantonese: tin1
Japanese: テン (ten) / あまつ (amatsu)、 あめ (ame)、 あま- (ama-)、 そら (sora)
Korean: 천 (cheon)
Vietnamese: thiên
Variants
Semantic variant form:

luxurious grass, a smartweed, smartweed, polygonum
Readings
Mandarin: ㄌㄧㄠˇ (liǎo), ㄌㄨˋ (lù), ㄌㄠˇ (lǎo), ㄌㄧㄡˇ (liǔ)
Cantonese: liu5
Japanese: シン (shin)、 リク (riku)、 リョウ (ryou) / たで (tade)
Korean: 료 (ryo), 요 (yo)
Vietnamese: liệu

woman, female, girl, feminine, Kangxi radical 38, 10th lunar mansion, determinative star ε Aquarii (Albali)
Readings
Mandarin: ㄋㄩˇ (nǚ), ㄖㄨˇ (rǔ), ㄋㄩˋ (nǜ)
Cantonese: neoi5
Japanese: ジョ (jo)、 ニョ (nyo)、 ニョウ (nyou) / おんな (on'na)、 め (me)、 おんあ (onna)、 むすめ (musume)
Korean: 녀 (nyeo), 여 (yeo)
Vietnamese: nữ, nứ, nhữ, nữa

gentleman
Readings
Mandarin: ㄌㄤˊ ㄌㄤˋ (láng làng), ㄌㄤˊ (láng)
Cantonese: long4
Japanese: ロウ (rou) / おとこ (otoko)
Korean: 낭 (nang), 랑 (rang)
Variants
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Semantic variant form:

little, small, tiny, insignificant
Readings
Mandarin: ㄒㄧㄠˇ (xiǎo)
Cantonese: siu2
Japanese: ショウ (shou) / ちい.さい (chiisai)、 こ- (ko-)、 お- (o-)、 さ- (sa-)、 こ (ko)、 お (o)
Korean: 소 (so)
Vietnamese: tiểu

judgement, judgment, signature, stamp, seal, judge, discriminate, conclude
Readings
Mandarin: ㄆㄢˋ (pàn)
Cantonese: pun3
Japanese: ハン (han)、 バン (ban) / わか.る (wakaru)、 わける (wakeru)
Korean: 판 (pan)
Vietnamese: phán