獵巫

Chinese

		hunting	witch; Malay
trad. (獵巫)		獵	巫
simp. (猎巫)		猎	巫

Etymology

Calque of English witch-hunt.

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): lièwū

  (Zhuyin): ㄌㄧㄝˋ ㄨ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): lip⁶ mou⁴

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: lièwū
    • Zhuyin: ㄌㄧㄝˋ ㄨ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: lièwu
    • Wade–Giles: lieh⁴-wu¹
    • Yale: lyè-wū
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: liehu
    • Palladius: леу (leu)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /li̯ɛ⁵¹ u⁵⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: lip⁶ mou⁴
    • Yale: lihp mòuh
    • Cantonese Pinyin: lip⁹ mou⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: lib⁶ mou⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /liːp̚² mou̯²¹/

Noun

獵巫

1. witch-hunt

   你可以不同意他們所說的話，但請不要支持獵巫行動。 [MSC, trad.]
   你可以不同意他们所说的话，但请不要支持猎巫行动。 [MSC, simp.]

   Nǐ kěyǐ bù tóngyì tāmen suǒ shuō de huà, dàn qǐng bùyào zhīchí lièwū xíngdòng. [Pinyin]

   You can disagree with what they say, but please don't support any witch hunt.