蜂目豺聲

Chinese

		bee; wasp	eye; item; section eye; item; section; list; catalogue; table of contents; (taxonomy) order; goal; name; title	dhole	sound; voice; (a measure word, used for sounds) sound; voice; (a measure word, used for sounds); tone; noise
trad. (蜂目豺聲)		蜂	目	豺	聲
simp. (蜂目豺声)		蜂	目	豺	声
Literally: “with the eyes of a bee and the voice of a dhole”.

Etymology

From Zuozhuan:

蜂目而豺聲，忍人也。 [Traditional Chinese poetry, trad.]

蜂目而豺声，忍人也。 [Traditional Chinese poetry, simp.]

From: Commentary of Zuo, c. 4^th century BCE

Fēng mù ér chái shēng, rěn rén yě. [Pinyin]

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Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): fēngmùcháishēng

(Zhuyin): ㄈㄥㄇㄨˋ ㄔㄞˊ ㄕㄥ
Cantonese (Jyutping): fung¹ muk⁶ caai⁴ sing¹

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: fēngmùcháishēng
  - Zhuyin: ㄈㄥㄇㄨˋ ㄔㄞˊ ㄕㄥ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: fongmùcháisheng
  - Wade–Giles: fêng¹-mu⁴-chʻai²-shêng¹
  - Yale: fēng-mù-chái-shēng
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: fengmuhchairsheng
  - Palladius: фэнмучайшэн (fɛnmučajšɛn)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /fɤŋ⁵⁵ mu⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʰaɪ̯³⁵ ʂɤŋ⁵⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: fung¹ muk⁶ caai⁴ sing¹
  - Yale: fūng muhk chàaih sīng
  - Cantonese Pinyin: fung¹ muk⁹ tsaai⁴ sing¹
  - Guangdong Romanization: fung¹ mug⁶ cai⁴ xing¹
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /fʊŋ⁵⁵ mʊk̚² t͡sʰaːi̯²¹ sɪŋ⁵⁵/

Idiom

蜂目豺聲

having a fierce appearance and a frightening voice; ferocious