恐怖谷

Chinese

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Etymology

Literally, "horrifying valley". Calque of Japanese 不気味の谷 (bukimi no tani).

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): kǒngbùgǔ

(Zhuyin): ㄎㄨㄥˇ ㄅㄨˋ ㄍㄨˇ
Cantonese (Jyutping): hung² bou³ guk¹

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: kǒngbùgǔ
  - Zhuyin: ㄎㄨㄥˇ ㄅㄨˋ ㄍㄨˇ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: kǒngbùgǔ
  - Wade–Giles: kʻung³-pu⁴-ku³
  - Yale: kǔng-bù-gǔ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: koongbuhguu
  - Palladius: кунбугу (kunbugu)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʰʊŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹ pu⁵¹ ku²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: hung² bou³ guk¹
  - Yale: húng bou gūk
  - Cantonese Pinyin: hung² bou³ guk⁷
  - Guangdong Romanization: hung² bou³ gug¹
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /hʊŋ³⁵ pou̯³³ kʊk̚⁵/

Noun

恐怖谷

(aesthetic, psychology) uncanny valley

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