白眼狼
Appearance
Chinese
[edit]white of the eye; sclera; disdainful look | wolf | ||
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simp. and trad. (白眼狼) |
白眼 | 狼 | |
Literally: “white-eyed wolf”. |
Pronunciation
[edit]- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄅㄞˊ ㄧㄢˇ ㄌㄤˊ
- Tongyong Pinyin: báiyǎnláng
- Wade–Giles: pai2-yen3-lang2
- Yale: bái-yǎn-láng
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: bairyeanlang
- Palladius: байяньлан (bajjanʹlan)
- Sinological IPA (key): /paɪ̯³⁵ jɛn²¹⁴⁻²¹ lɑŋ³⁵/
- (Standard Chinese, erhua-ed) (白眼兒狼 / 白眼儿狼)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄅㄞˊ ㄧㄢˇㄦ ㄌㄤˊ
- Tongyong Pinyin: báiyǎnrláng
- Wade–Giles: pai2-yen3-ʼrh-lang2
- Yale: bái-yǎnr-láng
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: bairyeallang
- Palladius: байяньрлан (bajjanʹrlan)
- Sinological IPA (key): /paɪ̯³⁵ jɑɻ²¹⁴⁻²¹ lɑŋ³⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: baak6 ngaan5 long4
- Yale: baahk ngáahn lòhng
- Cantonese Pinyin: baak9 ngaan5 long4
- Guangdong Romanization: bag6 ngan5 long4
- Sinological IPA (key): /paːk̚² ŋaːn¹³ lɔːŋ²¹/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Noun
[edit]白眼狼
- (colloquial, figurative, chiefly Mainland China, derogatory) ingrate; ungrateful person (especially of a child)