豺牙

Chinese

		dhole	tooth; ivory
trad. (豺牙)		豺	牙
simp. #(豺牙)		豺	牙

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): cháiyá

  (Zhuyin): ㄔㄞˊ ㄧㄚˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): caai⁴ ngaa⁴

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: cháiyá
    • Zhuyin: ㄔㄞˊ ㄧㄚˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: cháiyá
    • Wade–Giles: chʻai²-ya²
    • Yale: chái-yá
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chairya
    • Palladius: чайя (čajja)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂʰaɪ̯³⁵ jä³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: caai⁴ ngaa⁴
    • Yale: chàaih ngàh
    • Cantonese Pinyin: tsaai⁴ ngaa⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: cai⁴ nga⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰaːi̯²¹ ŋaː²¹/

Noun

豺牙

1. (literary, literal) teeth of a dhole
2. (literary, figurative) cruel appearance of a wicked person