獅鳥
Chinese
| lion | bird | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (獅鳥) | 獅 | 鳥 | |
| simp. (狮鸟) | 狮 | 鸟 | |
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: shīniǎo
- Zhuyin: ㄕ ㄋㄧㄠˇ
- Tongyong Pinyin: shihniǎo
- Wade–Giles: shih1-niao3
- Yale: shr̄-nyǎu
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shyneau
- Palladius: шиняо (šinjao)
- Sinological IPA (key): /ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ ni̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: si1 niu5
- Yale: sī níuh
- Cantonese Pinyin: si1 niu5
- Guangdong Romanization: xi1 niu5
- Sinological IPA (key): /siː⁵⁵ niːu̯¹³/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Verb
獅鳥
- (Hong Kong, neologism, slang) alternative form of 私了 (si1 liu5, “(of a pro-democracy protester) to extrajudicially punish a perceived opponent (which almost inevitably devolves into violence”)
Usage notes
Memeified into a mythical creature that is a hybrid of a lion and a bird.