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禽獸

禽獸

See also: 禽兽

Chinese

		birds; fowl	beast; quadruped
trad. (禽獸)		禽	獸
simp. (禽兽)		禽	兽

Noun

禽獸

birds and animals
beast; animal; creature
beast (cruel person)

Derived terms

衣冠禽獸／衣冠禽兽 (yīguānqínshòu)

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): qínshòu

(Zhuyin): ㄑㄧㄣˊ ㄕㄡˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): kam⁴ sau³
Hakka (Sixian, PFS): khìm-chhu
Min Nan (POJ): khîm-siù

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
  - Pinyin: qínshòu
  - Zhuyin: ㄑㄧㄣˊ ㄕㄡˋ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chynshow
  - IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕʰin³⁵ ʂoʊ̯⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: kam⁴ sau³
  - Yale: kàhm sau
  - Cantonese Pinyin: kam⁴ sau³
  - IPA ^(key): /kʰɐm²¹ sɐu̯³³/
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: khìm-chhu
  - Hakka Romanization System: kimˇ cu
  - Hagfa Pinyim: kim² cu⁴
  - IPA: /kʰim¹¹ t͡sʰu⁵⁵/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: khîm-siù
  - Tâi-lô: khîm-siù
  - Phofsit Daibuun: qimsiux
  - IPA (Xiamen): /kʰim²⁴⁻²² ɕiu²¹/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /kʰim²⁴⁻²² ɕiu⁴¹/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /kʰim¹³⁻²² ɕiu²¹/
  - IPA (Taipei): /kʰim²⁴⁻¹¹ ɕiu¹¹/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /kʰim²³⁻³³ ɕiu²¹/