狂犬

狂犬

Chinese

		conceited; mad	dog
simp. and trad. (狂犬)		狂	犬

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): kuángquǎn

  (Zhuyin): ㄎㄨㄤˊ ㄑㄩㄢˇ

---

• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Pinyin: kuángquǎn
    • Zhuyin: ㄎㄨㄤˊ ㄑㄩㄢˇ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: kwangcheuan
    • IPA ^(key): /kʰu̯ɑŋ³⁵ t͡ɕʰy̯ɛn²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

Noun

狂犬

1. (literary) fierce dog; ferocious dog
2. (literary) mad dog; rabid dog
3. (attributive) Short for 狂犬病 (kuángquǎnbìng, “rabies”).

   狂犬疫苗  ―  kuángquǎn yìmiáo  ―  rabies vaccine

Derived terms

狂犬吠日

狂犬病 (kuángquǎnbìng)

---

Japanese

Kanji in this term
狂	犬
きょう Grade: S	けん Grade: 1
on’yomi

Etymology

From 狂 (kyō, “mad”) +‎ 犬 (ken, “dog”)

Pronunciation

• On’yomi: Kan’on
  • (Tokyo) きょーけん [kyòókéń] (Heiban – [0])
  • IPA^(key): [kʲo̞ːkẽ̞ɴ]

Noun

狂犬 (hiragana きょうけん, rōmaji kyōken, historical hiragana きやうけん)

1. a mad dog; a rabid dog

See also

• 狂 (きょう)犬 (けん)病 (びょう) (kyōkenbyō)