梟獍

Chinese

		owl; a bird that supposedly eats its own mother	a mythical tiger-like animal that eats its own parent
trad. (梟獍)		梟	獍
simp. (枭獍)		枭	獍
alternative forms		梟鏡／枭镜
anagram		獍梟／獍枭

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): xiāojìng

  (Zhuyin): ㄒㄧㄠ ㄐㄧㄥˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): hiu¹ ging³

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: xiāojìng
    • Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄠ ㄐㄧㄥˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: siaojìng
    • Wade–Giles: hsiao¹-ching⁴
    • Yale: syāu-jìng
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shiaujinq
    • Palladius: сяоцзин (sjaoczin)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɕi̯ɑʊ̯⁵⁵ t͡ɕiŋ⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: hiu¹ ging³
    • Yale: hīu ging
    • Cantonese Pinyin: hiu¹ ging³
    • Guangdong Romanization: hiu¹ ging³
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /hiːu̯⁵⁵ kɪŋ³³/

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• Middle Chinese: kew kjaengH

Rime
Character	梟	獍
Reading #	1/1	1/1
Initial (聲)	見 (28)	見 (28)
Final (韻)	蕭 (93)	庚 (111)
Tone (調)	Level (Ø)	Departing (H)
Openness (開合)	Open	Open
Division (等)	IV	III
Fanqie	古堯切	居慶切
Baxter	kew	kjaengH
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/keu/	/kˠiæŋH/
Pan Wuyun	/keu/	/kᵚiaŋH/
Shao Rongfen	/keu/	/kiaŋH/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/kɛw/	/kiajŋH/
Li Rong	/keu/	/kiɐŋH/
Wang Li	/kieu/	/kĭɐŋH/
Bernhard Karlgren	/kieu/	/ki̯ɐŋH/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	jiāo	jìng
Expected Cantonese Reflex	giu1	ging3

Noun

梟獍

1. (literary, figurative) cruel, heartless person; someone who bites the hand that feeds them; someone who does not show any respect to their parents

Synonyms

• 獍梟／獍枭 (jìngxiāo)

Derived terms

• 梟獍其心／枭獍其心
• 行同梟獍／行同枭獍
• 衣冠梟獍／衣冠枭獍 (yīguānxiāojìng)