雪豹
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Chinese
| snow | leopard; panther | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (雪豹) | 雪 | 豹 | |
| simp. #(雪豹) | 雪 | 豹 | |
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄒㄩㄝˇ ㄅㄠˋ
- Tongyong Pinyin: syuěbào
- Wade–Giles: hsüeh3-pao4
- Yale: sywě-bàu
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: sheuebaw
- Palladius: сюэбао (sjuebao)
- Sinological IPA (key): /ɕy̯ɛ²¹⁴⁻²¹ pɑʊ̯⁵¹/
- Homophones:
雪暴
雪豹
- (Standard Chinese)
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: syut3 paau3
- Yale: syut paau
- Cantonese Pinyin: syt8 paau3
- Guangdong Romanization: xud3 pao3
- Sinological IPA (key): /syːt̚³ pʰaːu̯³³/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Wu
Noun
雪豹
- snow leopard (Classifier: 隻／只 m)
Synonyms
Japanese
| Kanji in this term | |
|---|---|
| 雪 | 豹 |
| ゆき Grade: 2 |
ひょう Jinmeiyō |
| yutōyomi | |
Etymology
雪 (yuki, “snow”) + 豹 (hyō, “leopard”)
Pronunciation
Noun
雪豹 or 雪豹 • (yukihyō) ←ゆきへう (yukifeu) or ユキヘウ (yukifeu)?
Usage notes
- As with many terms that name organisms, this term is often spelled in katakana, especially in biological contexts (where katakana is customary), as ユキヒョウ.