Chinese

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to roar pant; roar; bark (of animals)
trad. (咆哮)
simp. #(咆哮)

Pronunciation

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Rime
Character
Reading # 1/1 1/2
Initial () (3) (32)
Final () (90) (90)
Tone (調) Level (Ø) Level (Ø)
Openness (開合) Open Open
Division () II II
Fanqie
Baxter baew xaew
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang
Shangfang
/bˠau/ /hˠau/
Pan
Wuyun
/bᵚau/ /hᵚau/
Shao
Rongfen
/bau/ /xau/
Edwin
Pulleyblank
/baɨw/ /haɨw/
Li
Rong
/bau/ /xau/
Wang
Li
/bau/ /xau/
Bernard
Karlgren
/bʱau/ /xau/
Expected
Mandarin
Reflex
páo xiāo
Expected
Cantonese
Reflex
paau4 haau1

Verb

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咆哮

  1. (of a fierce animal) to roar; to howl
  2. (of a person) to rage; to bellow; to snarl
  3. (of wind, rain, waves, etc.) to bluster; to roar
    黃河咆哮 [MSC, trad.]
    黄河咆哮 [MSC, simp.]
    From: Yellow River Cantata
    Fēng zài hǒu, mǎ zài jiào, Huánghé zài páoxiāo! [Pinyin]
    The winds are blustering, the horses are neighing, the Yellow River is roaring!

Synonyms

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  • (to roar):

Derived terms

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Japanese

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Kanji in this term
ほう
Hyōgai
こう
Hyōgai
on'yomi

Noun

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(ほう)(こう) (hōkō

  1. roar
    • 2013 July 19, “アジャニに(えら)ばれし(もの) [Ajani’s Chosen]”, in 基本セット2014 [Core Set 2014], Wizards of the Coast:
      (だん)(けつ)すれば、(われ)らが(ほう)(こう)(やま)をも(さら)()にするだろう。
      Danketsusureba, wareraga hōkō wa yama o mo sarachi ni suru darō.
      United, our roar will level mountains.

Verb

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(ほう)(こう)する (hōkō surusuru (stem (ほう)(こう) (hōkō shi), past (ほう)(こう)した (hōkō shita))

  1. to roar

Conjugation

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