鷙猛

Chinese

		birds of prey	ferocious; suddenly; fierce ferocious; suddenly; fierce; violent; abrupt
trad. (鷙猛)		鷙	猛
simp. (鸷猛)		鸷	猛
anagram		猛鷙／猛鸷

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): zhìměng

  (Zhuyin): ㄓˋ ㄇㄥˇ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: zhìměng
    • Zhuyin: ㄓˋ ㄇㄥˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: jhìhměng
    • Wade–Giles: chih⁴-mêng³
    • Yale: jr̀-měng
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jyhmeeng
    • Palladius: чжимэн (čžimɛn)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵¹ mɤŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

Adjective

鷙猛

1. fierce; cruel; violent

Japanese

Kanji in this term
鷙	猛
し Hyōgai	もう Grade: S
on'yomi	goon

Etymology

May be a learned borrowing from Chinese 鷙猛 / 鸷猛 (zhìměng). Rare term, not included in most dictionaries.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ɕimo̞ː]

Adjective

鷙(し)猛(もう) • (shimō) ^{←しまう (simau)?†}-nari

1. (rare) fierce; cruel; violent

   Synonyms: 鷙悍 (shikan), 鷙強 (shikyō), (more common) 鷙勇 (shiyū)

Inflection

Classical conjugation of "鷙猛なり" (ナリ活用, see Appendix:Japanese verbs.)

Stem forms
Irrealis (未然形)	鷙猛なら	しもうなら	simounara
Continuative (連用形)	鷙猛に[1] 鷙猛なり[2]	しもうに しもうなり	simouni simounari
Terminal (終止形)	鷙猛なり	しもうなり	simounari
Attributive (連体形)	鷙猛なる	しもうなる	simounaru
Realis (已然形)	鷙猛なれ	しもうなれ	simounare
Imperative (命令形)	鷙猛なれ	しもうなれ	simounare
Key constructions
Negative	鷙猛ならず	しもうならず	simounarazu
Contrasting conjunction	鷙猛なれど	しもうなれど	simounaredo
Causal conjunction	鷙猛なれば	しもうなれば	simounareba
Conditional conjunction	鷙猛ならば	しもうならば	simounaraba
Past tense (firsthand knowledge)	鷙猛なりき	しもうなりき	simounariki
Past tense (secondhand knowledge)	鷙猛なりけり	しもうなりけり	simounarikeri
Adverbial	鷙猛に	しもうに	simouni
[1]Without auxiliary verb. [2]With auxiliary verb.