豹頭猿臂

豹頭猿臂

See also: 豹头猿臂

Chinese

		leopard; panther	head; (noun suffix)	ape	arm
trad. (豹頭猿臂)		豹	頭	猿	臂
simp. (豹头猿臂)		豹	头	猿	臂
Literally: “The head of a leopard and the arms of an ape”.

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): bàotóuyuánbì

  (Zhuyin): ㄅㄠˋ ㄊㄡˊ ㄩㄢˊ ㄅㄧˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): paau³ tau⁴ jyun⁴ bei³

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Pinyin: bàotóuyuánbì
    • Zhuyin: ㄅㄠˋ ㄊㄡˊ ㄩㄢˊ ㄅㄧˋ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: bawtouryuanbih
    • IPA ^(key): /pɑʊ̯⁵¹ tʰoʊ̯³⁵ y̯ɛn³⁵ pi⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: paau³ tau⁴ jyun⁴ bei³
    • Yale: paau tàuh yùhn bei
    • Cantonese Pinyin: paau³ tau⁴ jyn⁴ bei³
    • Guangdong Romanization: pao³ teo⁴ yun⁴ béi³
    • IPA ^(key): /pʰäːu̯³³ tʰɐu̯²¹ jyːn²¹ pei̯³³/

Idiom

豹頭猿臂

1. (figuratively) person with an imposing and majestic bearing

   • 卓視之，其人身長九尺，虎體狼腰，豹頭猿臂 [Written Vernacular Chinese, trad.]
     卓视之，其人身长九尺，虎体狼腰，豹头猿臂 [Written Vernacular Chinese, simp.]

     From: Romance of the Three Kingdoms, circa 14^th century CE

     Zhuó shì zhī, qí rén shēncháng jiǔ chǐ, hǔtǐlángyāo, bàotóuyuánbì [Pinyin]

     Zhuo took a look at the man, who stood at a height of nine chi, had a tiger-like torso, a wolf-like waist, a panther-like head, and ape-like arms