豺獺

豺獺

See also: 豺獭

Chinese

		dhole	otter
trad. (豺獺)		豺	獺
simp. (豺獭)		豺	獭

Etymology

The dhole and the otter both have reputations as animals that are fierce and ravenous. They are used as a metaphor for people that are greedy and cruel.

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): cháitǎ

  (Zhuyin): ㄔㄞˊ ㄊㄚˇ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Pinyin: cháitǎ
    • Zhuyin: ㄔㄞˊ ㄊㄚˇ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chairtaa
    • Tongyong Pinyin: cháitǎ
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂʰaɪ̯³⁵ tʰä²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

Noun

豺獺

1. (literary) dholes and otters

   • 豺獺雖驅虎狼入，西州逆豎生淫凶。 [Written Vernacular Chinese, trad.]
     豺獭虽驱虎狼入，西州逆竖生淫凶。 [Written Vernacular Chinese, simp.]

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

     Cháitǎ suī qū hǔláng rù, xīzhōu nìshù shēng yínxiōng. [Pinyin]

     (please add an English translation of this example)

2. (literary, figuratively) people that are greedy and cruel