螭虎
Chinese
| hornless dragon | tiger | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (螭虎) | 螭 | 虎 | |
| simp. #(螭虎) | 螭 | 虎 | |
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: chīhǔ
- Zhuyin: ㄔ ㄏㄨˇ
- Tongyong Pinyin: chihhǔ
- Wade–Giles: chʻih1-hu3
- Yale: chr̄-hǔ
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chyhuu
- Palladius: чиху (čixu)
- Sinological IPA (key): /ʈ͡ʂʰʐ̩⁵⁵ xu²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Southern Min
- (Hokkien)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: thi-hó͘
- Tâi-lô: thi-hóo
- Phofsit Daibuun: ti'hor
- IPA (Xiamen): /tʰi⁴⁴⁻²² hɔ⁵³/
- IPA (Quanzhou): /tʰi³³ hɔ⁵⁵⁴/
- IPA (Zhangzhou): /tʰi⁴⁴⁻²² hɔ⁵³/
- IPA (Taipei): /tʰi⁴⁴⁻³³ hɔ⁵³/
- IPA (Kaohsiung): /tʰi⁴⁴⁻³³ hɔ⁴¹/
- (Hokkien)
Noun
螭虎
- (literary) a dragon and a tiger (epithet for a brave warrior)
- (Chinese mythology) a mythical creature whose statue is seen decorating the sides of steles