狸奴

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Chinese

raccoon dog; leopard cat slave
trad. (狸奴/貍奴) /
simp. (狸奴)

Etymology

First attested in 1004, in 景德傳燈錄.

Pronunciation



Rime
Character
Reading # 1/1 1/1
Initial () (37) (8)
Final () (19) (23)
Tone (調) Level (Ø) Level (Ø)
Openness (開合) Open Open
Division () III I
Fanqie
Baxter li nu
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang
Shangfang
/lɨ/ /nuo/
Pan
Wuyun
/lɨ/ /nuo/
Shao
Rongfen
/lie/ /no/
Edwin
Pulleyblank
/lɨ/ /nɔ/
Li
Rong
/liə/ /no/
Wang
Li
/lĭə/ /nu/
Bernhard
Karlgren
/li/ /nuo/
Expected
Mandarin
Reflex
Expected
Cantonese
Reflex
lei4 nou4

Noun

狸奴

  1. (chiefly archaic) Alternative name for (māo, “cat”).