笑面虎
Chinese
| smiling face | tiger | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (笑面虎) | 笑面 | 虎 | |
| simp. #(笑面虎) | 笑面 | 虎 | |
| Literally: “smiling tiger”. | |||
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: xiàomiànhǔ
- Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄠˋ ㄇㄧㄢˋ ㄏㄨˇ
- Tongyong Pinyin: siàomiànhǔ
- Wade–Giles: hsiao4-mien4-hu3
- Yale: syàu-myàn-hǔ
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shiawmiannhuu
- Palladius: сяомяньху (sjaomjanʹxu)
- Sinological IPA (key): /ɕi̯ɑʊ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ mi̯ɛn⁵¹ xu²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: siu3 min6 fu2
- Yale: siu mihn fú
- Cantonese Pinyin: siu3 min6 fu2
- Guangdong Romanization: xiu3 min6 fu2
- Sinological IPA (key): /siːu̯³³ miːn²² fuː³⁵/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Southern Min
- (Hokkien)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chhiò-bīn-hó͘
- Tâi-lô: tshiò-bīn-hóo
- Phofsit Daibuun: chioirbixnhor
- IPA (Xiamen): /t͡sʰio²¹⁻⁵³ bin²²⁻²¹ hɔ⁵³/
- IPA (Quanzhou): /t͡sʰio⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ bin⁴¹⁻²² hɔ⁵⁵⁴/
- IPA (Zhangzhou): /t͡sʰio²¹⁻⁵³ bin²²⁻²¹ hɔ⁵³/
- IPA (Taipei): /t͡sʰio¹¹⁻⁵³ bin³³⁻¹¹ hɔ⁵³/
- IPA (Kaohsiung): /t͡sʰiɤ²¹⁻⁴¹ bin³³⁻²¹ hɔ⁴¹/
- (Hokkien)
Noun
笑面虎
- (figurative) wolf in sheep's clothing; friendly-looking wicked person