狴犴
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Chinese
| (tapir); mythical tiger-like beast | jail | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (狴犴) | 狴 | 犴 | |
| simp. #(狴犴) | 狴 | 犴 | |
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- Cantonese (Jyutping): bai6 ngon6
- Southern Min
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄅㄧˋ ㄢˋ
- Tongyong Pinyin: bì-àn
- Wade–Giles: pi4-an4
- Yale: bì-àn
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: bihann
- Palladius: биань (bianʹ)
- Sinological IPA (key): /pi⁵¹⁻⁵³ ˀän⁵¹/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: bai6 ngon6
- Yale: baih ngohn
- Cantonese Pinyin: bai6 ngon6
- Guangdong Romanization: bei6 ngon6
- Sinological IPA (key): /pɐi̯²² ŋɔːn²²/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Southern Min
Noun
狴犴
- (literary, Chinese mythology) legendary tiger-like beast whose image used to be painted on prison doors
- (literary, figurative) prison
Coordinate terms
- ("sons of the dragon", creatures found in decorations): 贔屭 / 赑屃 (bìxì), 霸下 (bàxià), 𧈢𧏡 (bàxià), 螭虎 (chīhǔ), 饕餮 (tāotiè), 蜥蜴 (xīyì), 睚眥 / 睚眦 (yázì), 鴟吻 / 鸱吻 (chīwěn), 虭蛥 (diāoshé), 嘲風 / 嘲风 (cháofēng), 狻猊 (suānní), 蒲牢 (púláo), 椒圖 / 椒图 (jiāotú), 金吾 (jīnwú), 囚牛 (qiúniú)