口袋妖怪

Chinese

		pocket; bag; sack	supernatural being; monster; devil supernatural being; monster; devil; goblin
trad. (口袋妖怪)		口袋	妖怪
simp. #(口袋妖怪)		口袋	妖怪

Etymology

口袋 (“pocket”) +‎ 妖怪 (yāoguài, “monster”), a calque of Japanese ポケットモンスター.

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): Kǒudài Yāoguài

  (Zhuyin): ㄎㄡˇ ㄉㄞˋ ㄧㄠ ㄍㄨㄞˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): hau² doi⁶ jiu¹ gwaai³

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: Kǒudài Yāoguài
    • Zhuyin: ㄎㄡˇ ㄉㄞˋ ㄧㄠ ㄍㄨㄞˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: Kǒudài Yaoguài
    • Wade–Giles: Kʻou³-tai⁴ Yao¹-kuai⁴
    • Yale: Kǒu-dài Yāu-gwài
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Koouday Iauguay
    • Palladius: Коудай Яогуай (Koudaj Jaoguaj)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʰoʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ taɪ̯⁵¹ jɑʊ̯⁵⁵ ku̯aɪ̯⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: hau² doi⁶ jiu¹ gwaai³
    • Yale: háu doih yīu gwaai
    • Cantonese Pinyin: hau² doi⁶ jiu¹ gwaai³
    • Guangdong Romanization: heo² doi⁶ yiu¹ guai³
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /hɐu̯³⁵ tɔːi̯²² jiːu̯⁵⁵ kʷaːi̯³³/

Proper noun

口袋妖怪

1. Pokémon

Usage notes

• This title is not used officially by Nintendo or The Pokémon Company; it is used by unofficial sources and fans, particularly in Mainland China.

Synonyms

• 寶可夢／宝可梦 (Bǎokěmèng)
• 寵物小精靈／宠物小精灵 (Chǒngwù Xiǎo Jīnglíng)
• 神奇寶貝／神奇宝贝 (Shénqí Bǎobèi)