猙獰

猙獰

See also: 狰狞

Chinese

		hideous; fierce-looking	fierce-looking
trad. (猙獰)		猙	獰
simp. (狰狞)		狰	狞

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): zhēngníng

  (Zhuyin): ㄓㄥ ㄋㄧㄥˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): zang¹ ning⁴
• Hakka (Meixian, Guangdong): zên¹ nên²
• Min Nan (POJ): chng-lêng / cheng-lêng

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: zhēngníng
    • Zhuyin: ㄓㄥ ㄋㄧㄥˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: jhengníng
    • Wade–Giles: chêng¹-ning²
    • Yale: jēng-níng
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jengning
    • Palladius: чжэннин (čžɛnnin)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂɤŋ⁵⁵ niŋ³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: zang¹ ning⁴
    • Yale: jāng nìhng
    • Cantonese Pinyin: dzang¹ ning⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: zeng¹ ning⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sɐŋ⁵⁵ nɪŋ²¹/
• Hakka
  • (Meixian)
    • Guangdong: zên¹ nên²
    • Sinological IPA: /t͡sɛn⁴⁴⁻³⁵ nɛn¹¹/
• Min Nan
  • (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chng-lêng
    • Tâi-lô: tsng-lîng
    • Phofsit Daibuun: zngleeng
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /t͡sŋ̍³³ liɪŋ²⁴/
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: cheng-lêng
    • Tâi-lô: tsing-lîng
    • Phofsit Daibuun: zengleeng
    • IPA (Xiamen): /t͡ɕiɪŋ⁴⁴⁻²² liɪŋ²⁴/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /t͡ɕiɪŋ⁴⁴⁻²² liɪŋ¹³/

Adjective

猙獰

1. ferocious; savage; hideous
2. (Hakka) annoying; troublesome

Synonyms

• (ferocious; savage; hideous):

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Synonyms of 猙獰

暴力 (bàolì) 暴戾 (bàolì) (literary) 暴虐 (bàonüè) 暴躁 (bàozào) 毒辣 (dúlà) 狠心 (hěnxīn) 狠毒 (hěndú) 酷烈 (kùliè) 陰功／阴功 (Cantonese) 黑心 (hēixīn) 凶暴 (xiōngbào) 兇惡／凶恶 (xiōng'è) 兇殘／凶残 (xiōngcán) 兇狠／凶狠 (xiōnghěn) 兇猛／凶猛 (xiōngměng) 兇險／凶险 (xiōngxiǎn)

厲害／厉害 (lìhài) 嚴酷／严酷 (yánkù) 強暴／强暴 (qiángbào) 惡劣／恶劣 (èliè) 惡勢／恶势 (Min Nan) 惡毒／恶毒 (èdú) 慘／惨 (cǎn) (literary, or in compounds) 殘／残 (cán) (literary,or in compounds) 殘忍／残忍 (cánrěn) 殘暴／残暴 (cánbào) 殘酷／残酷 (cánkù) 烏心／乌心 (Min Nan) 粗殘／粗残 (Min Nan) 野蠻／野蛮 (yěmán) 險惡／险恶 (xiǎn'è)

• (annoying; troublesome):
  • 討厭／讨厌 (tǎoyàn)
  • (Hakka) 得人惱／得人恼
  • (Cantonese) 乞人憎

Antonyms

• (ferocious; savage; hideous):
  • 慈愛／慈爱 (cí'ài)
  • 慈祥 (cíxiáng)
  • 仁慈 (réncí)
  • 善良 (shànliáng)