艾虎

Chinese

		Artemisia vulgaris; Chinese mugwort	tiger
trad. (艾虎)		艾	虎
simp. ^#(艾虎)		艾	虎

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): àihǔ

(Zhuyin): ㄞˋ ㄏㄨˇ
Cantonese (Jyutping): ngaai⁶ du²

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: àihǔ
  - Zhuyin: ㄞˋ ㄏㄨˇ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: àihǔ
  - Wade–Giles: ai⁴-hu³
  - Yale: ài-hǔ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: ayhuu
  - Palladius: айху (ajxu)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ˀaɪ̯⁵¹ xu²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: ngaai⁶ du²
  - Yale: ngaaih dú
  - Cantonese Pinyin: ngaai⁶ du²
  - Guangdong Romanization: ngai⁶ du²
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ŋaːi̯²² tuː³⁵/

Noun

艾虎

polecat (Mustela putorius)
a tiny cloth "tiger" filled with Chinese mugwort that is worn on the head of a child during the Dragon Boat Festival to ward off evil spirits

Synonyms

(polecat): 艾鼬 (àiyòu)

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