獵巫
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Chinese
| hunting | witch; Malay | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (獵巫) | 獵 | 巫 | |
| simp. (猎巫) | 猎 | 巫 | |
Etymology
Calque of English witch-hunt.
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄌㄧㄝˋ ㄨ
- Tongyong Pinyin: lièwu
- Wade–Giles: lieh4-wu1
- Yale: lyè-wū
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: liehu
- Palladius: леу (leu)
- Sinological IPA (key): /li̯ɛ⁵¹ u⁵⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: lip6 mou4
- Yale: lihp mòuh
- Cantonese Pinyin: lip9 mou4
- Guangdong Romanization: lib6 mou4
- Sinological IPA (key): /liːp̚² mou̯²¹/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Noun
獵巫