怪獸

See also: 怪獣 and 怪兽

Chinese

		queer; to blame	beast; quadruped
trad. (怪獸)		怪	獸
simp. (怪兽)		怪	兽

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): guàishòu

  (Zhuyin): ㄍㄨㄞˋ ㄕㄡˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): gwaai³ sau³
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): koài-siù

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: guàishòu
    • Zhuyin: ㄍㄨㄞˋ ㄕㄡˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: guàishòu
    • Wade–Giles: kuai⁴-shou⁴
    • Yale: gwài-shòu
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: guayshow
    • Palladius: гуайшоу (guajšou)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ku̯aɪ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʂoʊ̯⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: gwaai³ sau³
    • Yale: gwaai sau
    • Cantonese Pinyin: gwaai³ sau³
    • Guangdong Romanization: guai³ seo³
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʷaːi̯³³ sɐu̯³³/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: koài-siù
    • Tâi-lô: kuài-siù
    • Phofsit Daibuun: koaesiux
    • IPA (Xiamen): /kuai²¹⁻⁵³ siu²¹/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /kuai⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ siu⁴¹/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /kuai²¹⁻⁵³ siu²¹/
    • IPA (Taipei): /kuai¹¹⁻⁵³ siu¹¹/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /kuai²¹⁻⁴¹ siu²¹/

Noun

怪獸

1. rare or legendary animal or monster

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (怪獸):

• → Japanese: 怪獣(かいじゅう) (kaijū)
• → Korean: 괴수(怪獸) (goesu)
• → Vietnamese: quái thú (怪獸)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
怪	獸
かい Grade: S	じゅう Jinmeiyō
on’yomi

Noun

怪(かい)獸(じゅう) • (kaijū) 

1. Kyūjitai form of 怪獣 (“monster; kaiju”)

Korean

Hanja in this term
怪	獸

Noun

怪獸 • (goesu) (hangeul 괴수)

1. Hanja form^? of 괴수 (“monster, look like a fierce animal”).

Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term
怪	獸

Noun

怪獸

1. chữ Hán form of quái thú (“monster; kaiju”).