"年獸" meaning in Chinese

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Noun

IPA: /ni̯ɛn³⁵ ʂoʊ̯⁵¹/ [Mandarin, Sinological-IPA], /niːn²¹ sɐu̯³³/ [Cantonese, Sinological-IPA], /ni̯ɛn³⁵ ʂoʊ̯⁵¹/, /niːn²¹ sɐu̯³³/ Chinese transliterations: niánshòu [Mandarin, Pinyin], ㄋㄧㄢˊ ㄕㄡˋ [Mandarin, bopomofo], nin⁴ sau³ [Cantonese, Jyutping], niánshòu [Hanyu-Pinyin, Mandarin], niánshòu [Mandarin, Tongyong-Pinyin], nien²-shou⁴ [Mandarin, Wade-Giles], nyán-shòu [Mandarin, Yale], nianshow [Gwoyeu-Romatsyh, Mandarin], няньшоу [Mandarin, Palladius], njanʹšou [Mandarin, Palladius], nìhn sau [Cantonese, Yale], nin⁴ sau³ [Cantonese, Pinyin], nin⁴ seo³ [Cantonese, Guangdong-Romanization] Forms: 年兽
Head templates: {{head|zh|noun}} 年獸
  1. "nian", a beast which, in Chinese mythology, comes out of hiding and attacks people near the Chinese New Year Categories (topical): Chinese mythology, New Year
    Sense id: en-年獸-zh-noun-mc1SSIdh Categories (other): Chinese entries with incorrect language header

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        "bopomofo"
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      "zh-pron": "ㄋㄧㄢˊ ㄕㄡˋ"
    },
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        "Cantonese",
        "Jyutping"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "nin⁴ sau³"
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      "zh-pron": "nien²-shou⁴"
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      "zh-pron": "nianshow"
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      "zh-pron": "няньшоу"
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      "zh-pron": "njanʹšou"
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      "zh-pron": "nìhn sau"
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      "zh-pron": "nin⁴ sau³"
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        "Guangdong-Romanization"
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      "zh-pron": "nin⁴ seo³"
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      "ipa": "/ni̯ɛn³⁵ ʂoʊ̯⁵¹/"
    },
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    }
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