寵物小精靈

Chinese

		loved/spoiled thing; pet	small; tiny; few small; tiny; few; young	demon; spirit; elf
trad. (寵物小精靈)		寵物	小	精靈
simp. (宠物小精灵)		宠物	小	精灵

Etymology

From 寵物／宠物 (chǒngwù, “pet”) + 小 (xiǎo, “small, little”) + 精靈／精灵 (jīnglíng, “spirit, elf, demon, sprite”).

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): Chǒngwù Xiǎo Jīnglíng

  (Zhuyin): ㄔㄨㄥˇ ㄨˋ ㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄐㄧㄥ ㄌㄧㄥˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): cung² mat⁶ siu² zing¹ ling⁴

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: Chǒngwù Xiǎo Jīnglíng
    • Zhuyin: ㄔㄨㄥˇ ㄨˋ ㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄐㄧㄥ ㄌㄧㄥˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: Chǒngwù Siǎo Jinglíng
    • Wade–Giles: Chʻung³-wu⁴ Hsiao³ Ching¹-ling²
    • Yale: Chǔng-wù Syǎu Jīng-líng
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Choongwuh Sheau Jingling
    • Palladius: Чунъу Сяо Цзинлин (Čunʺu Sjao Czinlin)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂʰʊŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹ u⁵¹ ɕi̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕiŋ⁵⁵ liŋ³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: cung² mat⁶ siu² zing¹ ling⁴
    • Yale: chúng maht síu jīng lìhng
    • Cantonese Pinyin: tsung² mat⁹ siu² dzing¹ ling⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: cung² med⁶ xiu² jing¹ ling⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰʊŋ³⁵ mɐt̚² siːu̯³⁵ t͡sɪŋ⁵⁵ lɪŋ²¹/

Proper noun

寵物小精靈

1. Pokémon

Usage notes

In Hong Kong, this term was used in all official translations of Pokémon media until 2016.

In Mainland China, official releases used this term from 1998 to 2000.

Synonyms

• 寶可夢／宝可梦 (Bǎokěmèng)
• 口袋妖怪 (Kǒudài Yāoguài)
• 神奇寶貝／神奇宝贝 (Shénqí Bǎobèi)