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紙老虎

紙老虎

See also: 纸老虎

Chinese

		paper	tiger
trad. (紙老虎)		紙	老虎
simp. (纸老虎)		纸	老虎

Noun

紙老虎

(literally and figuratively) paper tiger

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): zhǐlǎohǔ

(Zhuyin): ㄓˇ ㄌㄠˇ ㄏㄨˇ
Cantonese (Jyutping): zi² lou⁵ fu²

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
  - Pinyin: zhǐlǎohǔ
  - Zhuyin: ㄓˇ ㄌㄠˇ ㄏㄨˇ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jyylaohuu
  - IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂʐ̩²¹⁴⁻³⁵ lɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ xu²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: zi² lou⁵ fu²
  - Yale: jí lóuh fú
  - Cantonese Pinyin: dzi² lou⁵ fu²
  - IPA ^(key): /t͡siː³⁵ lou̯¹³ fuː³⁵/