豺獺

See also: 豺獭

Chinese

		dhole	otter
trad. (豺獺)		豺	獺
simp. (豺獭)		豺	獭

Etymology

The dhole and the otter both have reputations as animals that are fierce and ravenous. They are used as a metaphor for people that are greedy and cruel.

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): cháitǎ

(Zhuyin): ㄔㄞˊ ㄊㄚˇ

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: cháitǎ
  - Zhuyin: ㄔㄞˊ ㄊㄚˇ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: cháitǎ
  - Wade–Giles: chʻai²-tʻa³
  - Yale: chái-tǎ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chairtaa
  - Palladius: чайта (čajta)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂʰaɪ̯³⁵ tʰä²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

Noun

豺獺

(literary) dholes and otters
- 豺獺雖驅虎狼入，西州逆豎生淫凶。 [Written Vernacular Chinese, trad.]
  豺獭虽驱虎狼入，西州逆竖生淫凶。 [Written Vernacular Chinese, simp.]
  From: Romance of the Three Kingdoms, circa 14^th century CE
  Cháitǎ suī qū hǔláng rù, xīzhōu nìshù shēng yínxiōng. [Pinyin]
  (please add an English translation of this usage example)
(literary, figurative) people that are greedy and cruel