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怪獸

怪獸

See also: 怪獣 and 怪兽

Chinese

		queer; to blame	beast; quadruped
trad. (怪獸)		怪	獸
simp. (怪兽)		怪	兽

Noun

怪獸

rare or legendary animal or monster

Korean

Hanja in this term
怪	獸

Noun

怪獸 • ‎(goesu) ‎(hangeul 괴수)

Hanja form^? of 괴수, “monster, look like a fierce animal”.

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): guàishòu

(Zhuyin): ㄍㄨㄞˋ ㄕㄡˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): gwaai³ sau³
Min Nan (POJ): koài-siù

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
  - Pinyin: guàishòu
  - Zhuyin: ㄍㄨㄞˋ ㄕㄡˋ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: guayshow
  - IPA ^(key): /ku̯aɪ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʂoʊ̯⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: gwaai³ sau³
  - Yale: gwaai sau
  - Cantonese Pinyin: gwaai³ sau³
  - IPA ^(key): /kʷɑːi̯³³ sɐu̯³³/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: koài-siù
  - Tâi-lô: kuài-siù
  - Phofsit Daibuun: koaesiux
  - IPA (Xiamen): /kuai²¹⁻⁵³ ɕiu²¹/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /kuai⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ ɕiu⁴¹/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /kuai²¹⁻⁵³ ɕiu²¹/
  - IPA (Taipei): /kuai¹¹⁻⁵³ ɕiu¹¹/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /kuai²¹⁻⁴¹ ɕiu²¹/