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鬣狗

鬣狗

Chinese

		bristles; mane	dog
simp. and trad. (鬣狗)		鬣	狗

Noun

鬣狗

hyena

References

鬣狗 on the Chinese Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^zh

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): liègǒu

(Zhuyin): ㄌㄧㄝˋ ㄍㄡˇ
Cantonese (Jyutping): lip⁶ gau²
Min Nan (POJ): lia̍p-káu

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)
  - Pinyin: liègǒu
  - Zhuyin: ㄌㄧㄝˋ ㄍㄡˇ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: liehgoou
  - IPA ^(key): /li̯ɛ⁵¹ koʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
  - Homophones:
    
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    獵狗／猎狗
    鬣狗
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: lip⁶ gau²
  - Yale: lihp gáu
  - Cantonese Pinyin: lip⁹ gau²
  - IPA ^(key): /liːp̚² kɐu̯³⁵/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien: Xiamen)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: lia̍p-káu
  - Tâi-lô: lia̍p-káu
  - Phofsit Daibuun: liabkao
  - IPA (Xiamen): /liap̚⁴⁻²¹ kaʊ⁵³/