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鷹犬

鷹犬

See also: 鹰犬

Chinese

		eagle; falcon; hawk	dog
trad. (鷹犬)		鷹	犬
simp. (鹰犬)		鹰	犬

Noun

鷹犬

falcons and hounds
(figuratively) lackeys; hired thugs

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): yīngquǎn

(Zhuyin): ㄧㄥㄑㄩㄢˇ
Cantonese (Jyutping): jing¹ hyun²
Min Nan (POJ): eng-khián

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
  - Pinyin: yīngquǎn
  - Zhuyin: ㄧㄥㄑㄩㄢˇ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: ingcheuan
  - IPA ^(key): /iŋ⁵⁵ t͡ɕʰy̯ɛn²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: jing¹ hyun²
  - Yale: yīng hyún
  - Cantonese Pinyin: jing¹ hyn²
  - IPA ^(key): /jɪŋ⁵⁵ hyːn³⁵/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou, Xiamen, Zhangzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: eng-khián
  - Tâi-lô: ing-khián
  - Phofsit Daibuun: engqiern
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /iɪŋ³³ kʰiɛn⁵⁵⁴/
  - IPA (Xiamen): /iɪŋ⁴⁴⁻²² kʰiɛn⁵³/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /iɪŋ⁴⁴⁻²² kʰiɛn⁵³/