叫獸

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See also: 叫兽

Chinese

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to call; to yell; to be called
to call; to yell; to be called; to order
 
beast; quadruped
trad. (叫獸)
simp. (叫兽)
Literally: “the barking beast”.

Etymology

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Homophonic play on 教授 (“professor”) in Mandarin.

Pronunciation

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(Can we verify(+) this pronunciation?) (particularly: Cantonese)

Noun

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叫獸

  1. (neologism, ironic) scholar who publicly tells untruth, due to ignorance, personal interests or governmental associations
    叫獸叫兽  ―  Yáng jiàoshòu  ―  (specifically) Yang Yongxin
    叫獸叫兽  ―  Kǒng jiàoshòu  ―  (specifically) Kong Qingdong

Synonyms

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