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Translingual
Han character
豹 (Kangxi radical 153, 豸+3, 10 strokes, cangjie input 月竹心戈 (BHPI), four-corner 27220, composition ⿰豸勺)
Derived characters
References
- Kangxi Dictionary: page 1199, character 39
- Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 36499
- Dae Jaweon: page 1662, character 3
- Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 6, page 3908, character 6
- Unihan data for U+8C79
Chinese
Glyph origin
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Old Chinese
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豹
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*preːwɢs
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趵
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*preːwɢs, *preːwɢ
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尥
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*breːw, *b·reːwɢs
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箹
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*ʔreːwɢs, *ʔreːwɢ
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杓
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*plew, *pʰlew, *bljewɢ, *pleːwɢ
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約
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*ʔlewɢs, *ʔlewɢ
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扚
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*pleːwʔ, *pleːwɢ
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釣
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*pleːwɢs
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瘹
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*teːwɢs
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芍
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*ɡleːwʔ, *spʰlewɢ, *pl'ewɢ, *bljewɢ, *pleːwɢ
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酌
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*pljewɢ
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灼
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*pljewɢ
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勺
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*pljewɢ, *bljewɢ
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彴
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*pljewɢ
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犳
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*pljewɢ
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妁
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*pljewɢ, *bljewɢ
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汋
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*bljewɢ, *sbreːwɢ
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仢
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*bljewɢ
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葯
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*qlewɢ, *qreːwɢ
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礿
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*lewɢ
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肑
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*preːwɢ, *pleːwɢ
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瓝
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*breːwɢ
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的
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*pleːwɢ
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靮
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*pleːwɢ
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馰
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*pleːwɢ
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玓
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*pleːwɢ
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魡
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*pleːwɢ
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Phono-semantic compound (形聲/形声, OC *preːwɢs) : semantic 豸 (“beast; creature”) + phonetic 勺 (OC *pljewɢ, *bljewɢ). Pictogram (象形) in the oracle bone script.
Etymology
Exopassive derivative of 駁 (OC *praːwɢ, “piebald (horse)”), literally "the spotted one"; ultimately from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *bruk (“piebald; speckled”) (Schuessler, 2007; STEDT).
Pronunciation
Note: baau3 - rare.
Note:
- pà - vernacular;
- pàu - literary.
Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014)
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Character
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豹
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Reading #
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1/1
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Modern Beijing (Pinyin)
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bào
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Middle Chinese
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‹ paewH ›
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Old Chinese
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/*pˁrwk-s/
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English
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leopard
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Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter–Sagart system:
* Parentheses "()" indicate uncertain presence;
* Square brackets "" indicate uncertain identity, e.g. * as coda may in fact be *-t or *-p;
* Angle brackets "<>" indicate infix;
* Hyphen "-" indicates morpheme boundary;
* Period "." indicates syllable boundary.
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Zhengzhang system (2003)
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Character
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豹
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Reading #
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1/1
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No.
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11175
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Phonetic component
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勺
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Rime group
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豹
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Rime subdivision
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2
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Corresponding MC rime
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豹
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Old Chinese
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/*preːwɢs/
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Definitions
豹
- leopard; panther (often more specifically Panthera pardus) (Classifier: 隻/只 m c mn)
天子之馬走千里,勝人猛獸。天子之狗走百里,執虎豹。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
天子之马走千里,胜人猛兽。天子之狗走百里,执虎豹。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]- From: The Tale of King Mu, Son of Heaven, c. 370 – 330 BCE, translated based on E. J. Eitel's version
- Tiānzǐ zhī mǎ zǒu qiān lǐ, shèng rén měngshòu. Tiānzǐ zhī gǒu zǒu bǎi lǐ, zhí hǔbào.
- The steeds of the Son of Heaven could run a thousand li (a day) faster than any wild beast (or any) man; the hounds of the Son of Heaven could run a hundred li (a day) and they were able to seize tigers and leopards.
虎豹獅甲象大家相爭看 [Taiwanese Hokkien, trad.]
虎豹狮甲象大家相争看 [Taiwanese Hokkien, simp.]- From: 2015, 蔡秋鳳 (Kerris Tsai), 唉呦我的媽
- hó͘ pà sai kah chhiūⁿ ta̍k-ke sio-chiⁿ khòaⁿ [Pe̍h-ōe-jī]
- (please add an English translation of this usage example)
- a surname
Synonyms
Dialectal synonyms of
豹子 (“leopard”)
Variety
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Location
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Words
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Classical Chinese
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豹
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Formal (Written Standard Chinese)
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豹, 豹子
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Taxonomic name
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豹
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Northeastern Mandarin
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Beijing
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豹子
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Taiwan
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豹子, 豹
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Langfang
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豹子
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Harbin
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豹
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Singapore
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豹
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Jilu Mandarin
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Tangshan
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豹
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Cangzhou
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豹
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Baoding
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豹
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Shijiazhuang
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豹
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Jinan
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豹, 豹子
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Jiaoliao Mandarin
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Yantai (Muping)
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豹
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Central Plains Mandarin
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Luoyang
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豹
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Daming
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豹
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Wanrong
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豹子
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Zhengzhou
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豹
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Xi'an
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豹子
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Xining
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豹子
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Xuzhou
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豹子
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Lanyin Mandarin
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Yinchuan
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豹子
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Lanzhou
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豹子
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Ürümqi
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豹子
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Southwestern Mandarin
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Chengdu
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豹子
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Wuhan
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豹子
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Guiyang
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豹子, 金錢豹
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Guilin
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豹
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Liuzhou
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豹子, 豹
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Jianghuai Mandarin
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Nanjing
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豹子
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Yangzhou
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豹, 豹子
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Hefei
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豹子
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Cantonese
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Guangzhou
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豹
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Hong Kong
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豹
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Hong Kong (San Tin Weitou)
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豹
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Hong Kong (Kam Tin Weitou)
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豹
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Hong Kong (Ting Kok)
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豹
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Hong Kong (Tung Ping Chau)
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豹
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Macau
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金錢豹
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Guangzhou (Panyu)
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豹
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Guangzhou (Huashan, Huadu)
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豹仔
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Guangzhou (Conghua)
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豹
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Guangzhou (Zengcheng)
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豹
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Foshan
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豹
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Foshan (Shatou, Nanhai)
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豹
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Foshan (Shunde)
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豹
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Foshan (Sanshui)
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豹
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Foshan (Mingcheng, Gaoming)
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豹
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Zhongshan (Shiqi)
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金錢豹
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Zhuhai (Qianshan, Xiangzhou)
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金錢豹
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Zhuhai (Shangheng, Doumen; Tanka)
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豹
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Zhuhai (Doumen)
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豹
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Jiangmen (Baisha)
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豹
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Jiangmen (Xinhui)
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豹
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Taishan
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斑豹
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Kaiping (Chikan)
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豹
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Enping (Niujiang)
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豹
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Heshan (Yayao)
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豹
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Dongguan
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豹
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Shenzhen (Shajing, Bao'an)
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豹
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Yangjiang
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豹仔, 豹
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Nanning
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豹
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Wuzhou
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金錢豹
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Yulin
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金錢豹
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Hepu (Lianzhou)
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金錢豹
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Danzhou
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豹
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Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu)
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豹
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Ho Chi Minh City (Guangfu)
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豹
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Gan
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Nanchang
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豹老虎子, 豹老虎
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Lichuan
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豹
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Pingxiang
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豹虎
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Hakka
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Meixian
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豹仔, 豹虎
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Xingning
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豹虎哩, 豹哩
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Dabu (Xihe)
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豹仔
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Huizhou (Huicheng Bendihua)
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豹
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Dongguan (Qingxi)
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豹
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Shenzhen (Shatoujiao)
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豹虎
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Zhongshan (Nanlang Heshui)
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豹
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Wuhua (Huacheng)
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豹哩
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Guangzhou (Lütian, Conghua)
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豹子
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Jiexi
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豹
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Luhe
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豹
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Longyan (Xiayang, Yongding)
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豹虎子, 金錢豹
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Wuping (Zhongshan)
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豹虎子
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Yudu
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豹虎子
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Miaoli (N. Sixian)
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豹
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Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian)
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豹
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Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu)
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豹
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Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu)
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豹
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Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping)
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豹
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Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an)
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豹
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Hong Kong
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豹
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Luchuan (Daqiao)
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豹
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Kuala Lumpur (Dabu)
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豹
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Senai (Huiyang)
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豹
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Huizhou
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Jixi
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豹
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Jin
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Taiyuan
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豹子
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Xinzhou
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豹子
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Hohhot
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豹子
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Zhangjiakou
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豹子
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Handan
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豹子
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Northern Min
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Jian'ou
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豹
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Eastern Min
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Fuzhou
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豹
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Southern Min
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Xiamen
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豹
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Quanzhou
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豹
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Zhangzhou
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豹
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Zhao'an
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豹仔
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Tainan
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豹
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Pingnan (Shangdu)
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豹子
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Chaozhou
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豹
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Shantou
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豹
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Jieyang
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豹
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Bangkok (Teochew)
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豹
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Johor Bahru (Teochew)
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豹
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Wenchang
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豹
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Haikou
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豹
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Puxian Min
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Putian
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豹
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Central Min
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Yong'an
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豹
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Zhongshan Min
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Zhongshan (Longdu, Shaxi)
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豹
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Zhongshan (Sanxiang)
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豹
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Southern Pinghua
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Nanning (Tingzi)
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豹子
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Northern Pinghua
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Guilin (Dahe)
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豹
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Wu
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Shanghai
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豹, 金錢豹
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Shanghai (Chongming)
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豹
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Suzhou
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豹
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Danyang
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豹
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Hangzhou
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豹
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Ningbo
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豹
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Wenzhou
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豹兒
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Jinhua
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豹
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Xiang
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Changsha
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豹子, 豹
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Loudi
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豹子
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Shuangfeng
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豹子
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Quanzhou
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豹子
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Xiangnan Tuhua
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Jiangyong
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豹虎
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Dong'an
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豹唧
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Yuebei Tuhua
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Shaoguan (Dacun, Baitu, Qujiang)
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豹虎
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Shaoguan (Xiangyang, Xihe, Wujiang)
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豹虎
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Shaoguan (Shibei, Xinshao, Zhenjiang)
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豹虎
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Renhua (Zhoutian)
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豹虎仔
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Renhua (Shitang)
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豹虎仔
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Renhua (Songwei, Guitou)
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豹虎
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Lechang (Changlai)
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豹
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Lechang (Beixiang)
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豹虎仔
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Lechang (Huangpu)
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豹老虎
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Lechang (Guitang, Pingshi)
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豹子
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Lechang (Sanxi)
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豹虎
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Compounds
Descendants
Others:
References
Japanese
Kanji
豹
(Jinmeiyō kanji)
Readings
Etymology
ヒョウ on Japanese Wikipedia
From Middle Chinese 豹 (paewH).
Pronunciation
Noun
豹 or 豹 • (hyō) ←へう (feu) or ヘウ (feu)?
- a leopard (a large wild cat with a spotted coat, Panthera pardus)
Korean
Etymology
From Middle Chinese 豹 (MC paewH). Recorded as Middle Korean 표〮 (phyó) (Yale: phyo) in Hunmong Jahoe (訓蒙字會 / 훈몽자회), 1527.
Hanja
Wikisource
豹 (eumhun 표범 표 (pyobeom pyo))
- hanja form? of 표 (“leopard; panther”)
Compounds
References
- 국제퇴계학회 대구경북지부 (國際退溪學會 大邱慶北支部) (2007). Digital Hanja Dictionary, 전자사전/電子字典.
Vietnamese
Han character
豹: Hán Nôm readings: báo, beo, bươu
- chữ Hán form of báo (“spotted big cat”).
- Nôm form of beo (“spotted big cat”).