降妖

Chinese

		to drop; to fall; to come down to drop; to fall; to come down; to descend; to surrender	goblin; witch; devil goblin; witch; devil; bewitching; enchanting; monster; phantom
trad. (降妖)		降	妖
simp. #(降妖)		降	妖

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): xiángyāo

  (Zhuyin): ㄒㄧㄤˊ ㄧㄠ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): hong⁴ jiu², hong⁴ jiu¹
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): hâng-iau

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: xiángyāo
    • Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄤˊ ㄧㄠ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: siángyao
    • Wade–Giles: hsiang²-yao¹
    • Yale: syáng-yāu
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shyangiau
    • Palladius: сянъяо (sjanʺjao)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɕi̯ɑŋ³⁵ jɑʊ̯⁵⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: hong⁴ jiu², hong⁴ jiu¹
    • Yale: hòhng yíu, hòhng yīu
    • Cantonese Pinyin: hong⁴ jiu², hong⁴ jiu¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: hong⁴ yiu², hong⁴ yiu¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /hɔːŋ²¹ jiːu̯³⁵/, /hɔːŋ²¹ jiːu̯⁵⁵/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: hâng-iau
    • Tâi-lô: hâng-iau
    • Phofsit Daibuun: hang'iaw
    • IPA (Xiamen): /haŋ²⁴⁻²² iau⁴⁴/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /haŋ²⁴⁻²² iau³³/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /haŋ¹³⁻²² iau⁴⁴/
    • IPA (Taipei): /haŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ iau⁴⁴/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /haŋ²³⁻³³ iau⁴⁴/

Verb

降妖

1. to subdue demons