獠

獠 (Kangxi radical 94, 犬+12, 15 strokes, cangjie input 大竹大金火 (KHKCF), four-corner 4429₆, composition ⿰犭尞)

• Kangxi Dictionary: page 718, character 29
• Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 20692
• Dae Jaweon: page 1130, character 7
• Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 2, page 1368, character 3
• Unihan data for U+7360

Phono-semantic compound (形聲 / 形声, OC *reːwʔ, *ʔr'eːwʔ, *reːw) : semantic 犬 (“beast”) + phonetic 尞 ().

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “see Schuessler P357”)

獠

1. to hunt (especially at night)
2. savage

Wikipedia has articles on:

• 僚人 (Written Standard Chinese^?)
• Rau peoples (English)

From a Tai language. See Wikipedia for more.

獠

1. (historical, derogatory) A general name for ethnic groups in southwestern China.

   • 初，蜀土無獠，至此，始從山而出，北至犍為、梓潼，布在山谷，十餘萬落。 [Literary Chinese, trad.]
     初，蜀土无獠，至此，始从山而出，北至犍为、梓潼，布在山谷，十余万落。 [Literary Chinese, simp.]

     From: 648 CE, Fang Xuanling (lead editor), Book of Jin

     Chū, Shǔ tǔ wú lǎo, zhì cǐ, shǐ cóng shān ér chū, běi zhì Qiánwéi, Zǐtóng, bù zài shāngǔ, shí yú wàn luò.

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   • 夷人通商於邕州石溪口，至今謂之獠市。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
     夷人通商于邕州石溪口，至今谓之獠市。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]

     From: c. 9th century, 劉恂, 嶺表錄異

     Yírén tōngshāng yú Yōngzhōu Shíxīkǒu, zhìjīn wèi zhī lǎo shì.

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   • 獠在右江溪峒之外，俗謂之山獠。依山林而居，無酋長版籍，蠻之荒忽無常者也。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
     獠在右江溪峒之外，俗谓之山獠。依山林而居，无酋长版籍，蛮之荒忽无常者也。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]

     From: Zhou Qufei, Representative Answers from the Region beyond the Mountains, 12^th century CE

     Lǎo zài Yòujiāng xīdòng zhī wài, sú wèi zhī shān lǎo. Yī shānlín ér jū, wú qiúzhǎng bǎnjí, mán zhī huānghū wúcháng zhě yě.

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2. (obsolete, offensive) A term of abuse

   • 武氏從幄後呼曰：「何不撲殺此獠？」 [Literary Chinese, trad.]
     武氏从幄后呼曰：「何不扑杀此獠？」 [Literary Chinese, simp.]

     From: The New Book of Tang, 1060 CE

     Wǔ shì cóng wò hòu hū yuē: “Hé bù pūshā cǐ lǎo?”

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The word is now written as 僚, as this form, 獠, is deemed a graphic pejorative with its "beast" radical. Some of the peoples referred to as 獠 in ancient texts have been identified as Kra-Dai speaking peoples by modern scholarship.

(Hyōgai kanji)

1. to hunt at night by torches

• On (unclassified): りょう (ryō)、ろう (rō)、とう (tō)
• Kun: かり (kari)

獠 • (ryo>yo) (hangeul 료>요, revised ryo>yo, McCune–Reischauer ryo>yo, Yale lyo>yo)

1. hunt at night

獠: Hán Nôm readings: liêu, lão

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