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猙獰

猙獰

See also: 狰狞

Chinese

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

Adjective

猙獰

ferocious; savage; hideous

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): zhēngníng

(Zhuyin): ㄓㄥㄋㄧㄥˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): zang¹ ning⁴
Min Nan (POJ): chng-lêng / cheng-lêng

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
  - Pinyin: zhēngníng
  - Zhuyin: ㄓㄥㄋㄧㄥˊ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jengning
  - IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂɤŋ⁵⁵ niŋ³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: zang¹ ning⁴
  - Yale: jāng nìhng
  - Cantonese Pinyin: dzang¹ ning⁴
  - IPA ^(key): /t͡sɐŋ⁵⁵ nɪŋ²¹/
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/