黑貓 [－猫]

Jyutping hak1 maau1
Pinyin hēi māo

Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. noun, Wu
    police; police officer
    (syn.) 警官, 巡警
  2. noun, Wu
    guard at a gate; entrance guard; gatekeeper; doorkeeper; sentry
  3. noun
    black cat
Examples (Tatoeba—Mandarin-English)
  1. Mandarin
    不论白猫黑猫，抓到老鼠就是好猫！
    不論白貓黑貓，抓到老鼠就是好貓！
    bù lùn bái māo hēi māo ， zhuā dào lǎo shǔ jiù shì hǎo māo ！
    • It doesn't matter whether the cat is black or white as long as it catches mice.
    • Be it black or white, a cat that catches mice is a good cat!
  2. Mandarin
    我们家有两只猫：一只白猫，一只黑猫。
    我們家有兩隻貓：一隻白貓，一隻黑貓。
    wǒ men jiā yǒu liǎng zhǐ māo ： yī zhī bái māo ， yī zhī hēi māo 。
    • We have two cats in the house: one white, and one black.
    • In our house there are two cats: one white and the other black.
  3. Mandarin
    黑猫在吃白鼠
    黑貓在吃白鼠
    hēi māo zài chī bái shǔ
    • The black cat is eating the white mouse.
  4. Mandarin
    不管黑猫白猫，能捉老鼠就是好猫。
    不管黑貓白貓，能捉老鼠就是好貓。
    bù guǎn hēi māo bái māo ， néng zhuō lǎo shǔ jiù shì hǎo māo 。
    • Whether it's white or black, a cat that chases mice is a good cat.
  5. Mandarin
    黑猫跑得飞快。
    黑貓跑得飛快。
    hēi māo pǎo dé fēi kuài 。
    • The black cat runs fast.
    • The black cat is running fast.
    • The black cat ran quickly.
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    学邓小平话事偈：「黑猫白猫，捉到老鼠嘅就系好猫。」
    學鄧小平話事偈：「黑貓白貓，捉到老鼠嘅就係好貓。」
    hok6 dang6 siu2 ping4 waa6 si6 gai2: "haak1 maau1 baak6 maau1, zuk1 dou2 lou5 syu2 ge3 zau6 hai6 hou2 maau1."
    • In the words of Deng Xiaoping : 'It doesn't matter if a cat is black or white, so long as it catches mice.'