雜色狼

Chinese

		shade made up of a variety of colors; multicolored; motley shade made up of a variety of colors; multicolored; motley; variegated; varicolored	wolf
trad. (雜色狼)		雜色	狼
simp. (杂色狼)		杂色	狼
Literally: “multicolored wolf”.

Etymology

Calque of English painted wolf.

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): zásèláng

  (Zhuyin): ㄗㄚˊ ㄙㄜˋ ㄌㄤˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): zaap⁶ sik¹ long⁴

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: zásèláng
    • Zhuyin: ㄗㄚˊ ㄙㄜˋ ㄌㄤˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: zásèláng
    • Wade–Giles: tsa²-sê⁴-lang²
    • Yale: dzá-sè-láng
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tzarsehlang
    • Palladius: цзасэлан (czasɛlan)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sä³⁵ sɤ⁵¹ lɑŋ³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: zaap⁶ sik¹ long⁴
    • Yale: jaahp sīk lòhng
    • Cantonese Pinyin: dzaap⁹ sik⁷ long⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: zab⁶ xig¹ long⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡saːp̚² sɪk̚⁵ lɔːŋ²¹/

Noun

雜色狼

1. African hunting dog (Lycaon pictus)

Synonyms

• 非洲野犬 (Fēizhōu yěquǎn)
• 非洲獵犬／非洲猎犬 (Fēizhōu lièquǎn)