獍梟

獍梟

Chinese

		a mythical tiger-like animal that eats its own parent	owl; a bird that supposedly eats its own mother
trad. (獍梟)		獍	梟
simp. (獍枭)		獍	枭
anagram		梟獍／枭獍

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): jìngxiāo

  (Zhuyin): ㄐㄧㄥˋ ㄒㄧㄠ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): ging³ hiu¹

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Pinyin: jìngxiāo
    • Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄥˋ ㄒㄧㄠ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jinqshiau
    • IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕiŋ⁵¹ ɕi̯ɑʊ̯⁵⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: ging³ hiu¹
    • Yale: ging hīu
    • Cantonese Pinyin: ging³ hiu¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: ging³ hiu¹
    • IPA ^(key): /kɪŋ³³ hiːu̯⁵⁵/

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• Middle Chinese: /kˠiæŋ^H  keu/▼

Rime
Character	獍	梟
Reading #	1/1	1/1
Initial (聲)	見 (28)	見 (28)
Final (韻)	庚 (111)	蕭 (93)
Tone (調)	Departing (H)	Level (Ø)
Openness (開合)	Open	Open
Division (等)	III	IV
Fanqie	居慶切	古堯切
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/kˠiæŋH/	/keu/
Pan Wuyun	/kᵚiaŋH/	/keu/
Shao Rongfen	/kiaŋH/	/keu/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/kiajŋH/	/kɛw/
Li Rong	/kiɐŋH/	/keu/
Wang Li	/kĭɐŋH/	/kieu/
Bernard Karlgren	/ki̯ɐŋH/	/kieu/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	jìng	jiāo

Noun

獍梟

1. (literary, figuratively) someone who bites the hand that feeds them; someone who does not show any respect to their parents

Synonyms

• 梟獍／枭獍 (xiāojìng)