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

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

African hunting dog (Lycaon pictus)

Synonyms

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

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