怪獸

怪獸

See also: 怪獣 and 怪兽

Chinese

		queer; to blame	beast; quadruped
trad. (怪獸)		怪	獸
simp. (怪兽)		怪	兽

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): guàishòu

  (Zhuyin): ㄍㄨㄞˋ ㄕㄡˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): gwaai³ sau³
• Min Nan (POJ): koài-siù

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Pinyin: guàishòu
    • Zhuyin: ㄍㄨㄞˋ ㄕㄡˋ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: guayshow
    • IPA ^(key): /ku̯aɪ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʂoʊ̯⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: gwaai³ sau³
    • Yale: gwaai sau
    • Cantonese Pinyin: gwaai³ sau³
    • Guangdong Romanization: guai³ seo³
    • IPA ^(key): /kʷäːi̯³³ sɐu̯³³/
• Min Nan
  • (Hokkien)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: koài-siù
    • Tâi-lô: kuài-siù
    • Phofsit Daibuun: koaesiux
    • IPA (Xiamen): /kuai²¹⁻⁵³ ɕiu²¹/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /kuai⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ ɕiu⁴¹/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /kuai²¹⁻⁵³ ɕiu²¹/
    • IPA (Taipei): /kuai¹¹⁻⁵³ ɕiu¹¹/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /kuai²¹⁻⁴¹ ɕiu²¹/

Noun

怪獸

1. rare or legendary animal or monster

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (怪獸):

• → Japanese: 怪獣 (かいじゅう) (kaijū)
• → Korean: 괴수 (怪獸, goesu)
• → Vietnamese: quái thú (怪獸)

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
怪	獸
かい Grade: S	じゅう Jinmeiyō
on’yomi

Noun

怪獸 (kyūjitai kanji, shinjitai kanji 怪獣, hiragana かいじゅう, rōmaji kaijū)

1. Kyūjitai form of 怪獣: monster; kaiju

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Korean

Hanja in this term
怪	獸

Noun

怪獸 • (goesu) (hangeul 괴수)

1. Hanja form^? of 괴수 (“monster, look like a fierce animal”).

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Vietnamese

Hán tự in this word
怪	獸

Noun

怪獸

1. Hán tự form of quái thú (“monster; kaiju”).