敗犬

Chinese

		be defeated; to defeat; loss	dog
trad. (敗犬)		敗	犬
simp. (败犬)		败	犬

Etymology

Calque from Japanese 負(ま)け犬(いぬ) (makeinu, “loser”)

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): bàiquǎn

  (Zhuyin): ㄅㄞˋ ㄑㄩㄢˇ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): baai⁶ hyun²

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: bàiquǎn
    • Zhuyin: ㄅㄞˋ ㄑㄩㄢˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: bàicyuǎn
    • Wade–Giles: pai⁴-chʻüan³
    • Yale: bài-chywǎn
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: baycheuan
    • Palladius: байцюань (bajcjuanʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /paɪ̯⁵¹ t͡ɕʰy̯ɛn²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: baai⁶ hyun²
    • Yale: baaih hyún
    • Cantonese Pinyin: baai⁶ hyn²
    • Guangdong Romanization: bai⁶ hün²
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /paːi̯²² hyːn³⁵/

Noun

敗犬

1. a woman who is still single in her 30s
2. (ACG) character losing in battle for protagonist's love