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Translingual
Han character
猁 (Kangxi radical 94, 犬+7, 10 strokes, cangjie input 大竹竹木弓 (KHHDN), four-corner 42200, composition ⿰犭利)
References
- Kangxi Dictionary: not present, would follow page 712, character 7
- Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 20453
- Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 2, page 1349, character 7
- Unihan data for U+7301
Chinese
Glyph origin
Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声) : semantic 犭 (“dog”) + phonetic 利.
Etymology 1
Pronunciation
Definitions
猁
- Only used in 猞猁 (shēlì).
Etymology 2
Derived from 利狗 (“derogatory term for Liverpool fans”, literally “Liverpool Dogs”), where 利 is the shortened form of 利物浦 (“Liverpool FC”).
Pronunciation
Note: lei6 gau2 - pronunciation of
利狗.
Definitions
猁
- (Hong Kong Cantonese, soccer, neologism, Internet slang, humorous or derogatory) Liverpool F.C. or its supporters
See also
- 獌 (“Manchester United FC”)