人頭獅身

Chinese

		human head; number of people (compare Latin	lion	body; torso; person body; torso; person; life; status; pregnancy; (a measure word used for clothes) suit
trad. (人頭獅身)		人頭	獅	身
simp. (人头狮身)		人头	狮	身

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): réntóushīshēn

  (Zhuyin): ㄖㄣˊ ㄊㄡˊ ㄕ ㄕㄣ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): jan⁴ tau⁴ si¹ san¹

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: réntóushīshēn
    • Zhuyin: ㄖㄣˊ ㄊㄡˊ ㄕ ㄕㄣ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: réntóushihshen
    • Wade–Giles: jên²-tʻou²-shih¹-shên¹
    • Yale: rén-tóu-shr̄-shēn
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: rentourshyshen
    • Palladius: жэньтоушишэнь (žɛnʹtoušišɛnʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʐən³⁵ tʰoʊ̯³⁵ ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ ʂən⁵⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: jan⁴ tau⁴ si¹ san¹
    • Yale: yàhn tàuh sī sān
    • Cantonese Pinyin: jan⁴ tau⁴ si¹ san¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: yen⁴ teo⁴ xi¹ sen¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /jɐn²¹ tʰɐu̯²¹ siː⁵⁵ sɐn⁵⁵/

Noun

人頭獅身

1. sphinx

Synonyms

• 斯芬克斯 (sīfēnkèsī)
• 史芬克斯