"怪獸" meaning in Chinese

See 怪獸 in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ku̯aɪ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʂoʊ̯⁵¹/ [Mandarin, Standard-Chinese, Sinological-IPA], /kʷaːi̯³³ sɐu̯³³/ [Cantonese, Guangzhou, Sinological-IPA], /kuai²¹⁻⁵³ siu²¹/ [Min-Nan, Hokkien, IPA, Xiamen], /kuai⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ siu⁴¹/ [Min-Nan, Hokkien, IPA, Quanzhou], /kuai²¹⁻⁵³ siu²¹/ [Min-Nan, Hokkien, IPA, Zhangzhou], /kuai¹¹⁻⁵³ siu¹¹/ [Min-Nan, Hokkien, IPA, Taipei], /kuai²¹⁻⁴¹ siu²¹/ [Min-Nan, Hokkien, IPA, Kaohsiung] Forms: 怪兽 [Simplified-Chinese]
Head templates: {{head|zh|noun}} 怪獸
  1. rare or legendary animal or monster
    Sense id: en-怪獸-zh-noun-ptN9OquK Categories (other): Chinese entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 4 entries, Pages with entries
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          "args": {
            "1": "ja",
            "2": "-",
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          },
          "expansion": "→ Japanese:",
          "name": "desc"
        },
        {
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        },
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            "2": "괴수(怪獸)",
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            "4": "",
            "5": "",
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            "pos3": "",
            "pos4": "",
            "t": "",
            "t2": "",
            "t3": "",
            "t4": ""
          },
          "expansion": "→ Korean: 괴수(怪獸) (goesu)",
          "name": "desc"
        },
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "vi",
            "2": "quái thú",
            "bor": "1",
            "id": "怪獸",
            "pos": "",
            "t": "",
            "tr": "怪獸"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Vietnamese: quái thú (怪獸)",
          "name": "desc"
        },
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "怪獸",
            "2": "かいじゅう",
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            "5": "",
            "6": "",
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            "j3": "",
            "j3t": "",
            "j4": "",
            "j4t": "",
            "jdesc": "",
            "jje2": "",
            "jje2t": "",
            "jje3": "",
            "jje3t": "",
            "jje4": "",
            "jje4t": "",
            "jjedesc": "",
            "jjet": "",
            "jt": "",
            "k2": "",
            "k2t": "",
            "k3": "",
            "k3t": "",
            "k4": "",
            "k4t": "",
            "kdesc": "",
            "kt": "",
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            "o2": "",
            "o2t": "",
            "o3": "",
            "o3t": "",
            "o4": "",
            "o4t": "",
            "odesc": "",
            "ot": "",
            "s": "怪獣",
            "v": "怪獸",
            "v2": "",
            "v2t": "",
            "v3": "",
            "v3t": "",
            "v4": "",
            "v4t": "",
            "vdesc": "",
            "vt": ""
          },
          "expansion": "Sino-Xenic (怪獸):\n* → Japanese: 怪獣(かいじゅう) (kaijū)\n* → Korean: 괴수(怪獸) (goesu)\n* → Vietnamese: quái thú (怪獸)",
          "name": "CJKV/code"
        },
        {
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            "1": "",
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            "3": "괴수",
            "4": "quái thú",
            "s": "怪獣"
          },
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          "name": "CJKV"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Sino-Xenic (怪獸):\n* → Japanese: 怪獣(かいじゅう) (kaijū)\n* → Korean: 괴수(怪獸) (goesu)\n* → Vietnamese: quái thú (怪獸)"
    }
  ],
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "怪兽",
      "tags": [
        "Simplified-Chinese"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      "args": {
        "1": "zh",
        "2": "noun"
      },
      "expansion": "怪獸",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Chinese",
  "lang_code": "zh",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
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      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Chinese entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 4 entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
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        "rare or legendary animal or monster"
      ],
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      "links": [
        [
          "rare",
          "rare"
        ],
        [
          "legendary",
          "legendary"
        ],
        [
          "animal",
          "animal"
        ],
        [
          "monster",
          "monster"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "guàishòu"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Bopomofo"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "ㄍㄨㄞˋ ㄕㄡˋ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Jyutping"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "gwaai³ sau³"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Min-Nan",
        "Hokkien",
        "POJ"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "koài-siù"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "guàishòu"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Bopomofo"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "ㄍㄨㄞˋ ㄕㄡˋ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Tongyong-Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "guàishòu"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Wade-Giles"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "kuai⁴-shou⁴"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "gwài-shòu"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "guayshow"
    },
    {
      "roman": "guajšou",
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "гуайшоу"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ku̯aɪ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʂoʊ̯⁵¹/",
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "raw_tags": [
        "Standard-Cantonese",
        "Hong Kong"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangzhou",
        "Jyutping"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "gwaai³ sau³"
    },
    {
      "raw_tags": [
        "Standard-Cantonese",
        "Hong Kong"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangzhou",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "gwaai sau"
    },
    {
      "raw_tags": [
        "Standard-Cantonese",
        "Hong Kong"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangzhou",
        "Cantonese",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "gwaai³ sau³"
    },
    {
      "raw_tags": [
        "Standard-Cantonese",
        "Hong Kong"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangzhou",
        "Guangdong-Romanization"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "guai³ seo³"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/kʷaːi̯³³ sɐu̯³³/",
      "raw_tags": [
        "Standard-Cantonese",
        "Hong Kong"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangzhou",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Min-Nan",
        "Hokkien",
        "POJ"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "koài-siù"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Min-Nan",
        "Hokkien",
        "Tai-lo"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "kuài-siù"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Min-Nan",
        "Hokkien",
        "Phofsit-Daibuun"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "koaesiux"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/kuai²¹⁻⁵³ siu²¹/",
      "tags": [
        "Min-Nan",
        "Hokkien",
        "IPA",
        "Xiamen"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/kuai⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ siu⁴¹/",
      "tags": [
        "Min-Nan",
        "Hokkien",
        "IPA",
        "Quanzhou"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/kuai²¹⁻⁵³ siu²¹/",
      "tags": [
        "Min-Nan",
        "Hokkien",
        "IPA",
        "Zhangzhou"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/kuai¹¹⁻⁵³ siu¹¹/",
      "tags": [
        "Min-Nan",
        "Hokkien",
        "IPA",
        "Taipei"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/kuai²¹⁻⁴¹ siu²¹/",
      "tags": [
        "Min-Nan",
        "Hokkien",
        "IPA",
        "Kaohsiung"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "怪獸"
}
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  "descendants": [
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      "depth": 0,
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          "args": {
            "1": "zh",
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          },
          "expansion": "怪獸",
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        },
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "ja",
            "2": "-",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Japanese:",
          "name": "desc"
        },
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "怪獣",
            "2": "かいじゅう",
            "gloss": "",
            "pos": ""
          },
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        },
        {
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            "2": "괴수(怪獸)",
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            "4": "",
            "5": "",
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            "id3": "",
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            "pos3": "",
            "pos4": "",
            "t": "",
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            "t3": "",
            "t4": ""
          },
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          "name": "desc"
        },
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "vi",
            "2": "quái thú",
            "bor": "1",
            "id": "怪獸",
            "pos": "",
            "t": "",
            "tr": "怪獸"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Vietnamese: quái thú (怪獸)",
          "name": "desc"
        },
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "怪獸",
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            "4": "quái thú",
            "5": "",
            "6": "",
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            "j3": "",
            "j3t": "",
            "j4": "",
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            "jdesc": "",
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            "jje3": "",
            "jje3t": "",
            "jje4": "",
            "jje4t": "",
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            "k2t": "",
            "k3": "",
            "k3t": "",
            "k4": "",
            "k4t": "",
            "kdesc": "",
            "kt": "",
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            "o3": "",
            "o3t": "",
            "o4": "",
            "o4t": "",
            "odesc": "",
            "ot": "",
            "s": "怪獣",
            "v": "怪獸",
            "v2": "",
            "v2t": "",
            "v3": "",
            "v3t": "",
            "v4": "",
            "v4t": "",
            "vdesc": "",
            "vt": ""
          },
          "expansion": "Sino-Xenic (怪獸):\n* → Japanese: 怪獣(かいじゅう) (kaijū)\n* → Korean: 괴수(怪獸) (goesu)\n* → Vietnamese: quái thú (怪獸)",
          "name": "CJKV/code"
        },
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "",
            "2": "かいじゅう",
            "3": "괴수",
            "4": "quái thú",
            "s": "怪獣"
          },
          "expansion": "Sino-Xenic (怪獸):\n* → Japanese: 怪獣(かいじゅう) (kaijū)\n* → Korean: 괴수(怪獸) (goesu)\n* → Vietnamese: quái thú (怪獸)",
          "name": "CJKV"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Sino-Xenic (怪獸):\n* → Japanese: 怪獣(かいじゅう) (kaijū)\n* → Korean: 괴수(怪獸) (goesu)\n* → Vietnamese: quái thú (怪獸)"
    }
  ],
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      "tags": [
        "Simplified-Chinese"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      },
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  ],
  "lang": "Chinese",
  "lang_code": "zh",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
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      "categories": [
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        "Cantonese nouns",
        "Chinese entries with incorrect language header",
        "Chinese lemmas",
        "Chinese nouns",
        "Chinese terms spelled with 怪",
        "Chinese terms spelled with 獸",
        "Chinese terms with IPA pronunciation",
        "Hokkien lemmas",
        "Hokkien nouns",
        "Mandarin lemmas",
        "Mandarin nouns",
        "Pages with 4 entries",
        "Pages with entries"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "rare or legendary animal or monster"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "rare",
          "rare"
        ],
        [
          "legendary",
          "legendary"
        ],
        [
          "animal",
          "animal"
        ],
        [
          "monster",
          "monster"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "guàishòu"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Bopomofo"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "ㄍㄨㄞˋ ㄕㄡˋ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Jyutping"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "gwaai³ sau³"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Min-Nan",
        "Hokkien",
        "POJ"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "koài-siù"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "guàishòu"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Bopomofo"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "ㄍㄨㄞˋ ㄕㄡˋ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Tongyong-Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "guàishòu"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Wade-Giles"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "kuai⁴-shou⁴"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "gwài-shòu"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "guayshow"
    },
    {
      "roman": "guajšou",
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "гуайшоу"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ku̯aɪ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʂoʊ̯⁵¹/",
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "raw_tags": [
        "Standard-Cantonese",
        "Hong Kong"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangzhou",
        "Jyutping"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "gwaai³ sau³"
    },
    {
      "raw_tags": [
        "Standard-Cantonese",
        "Hong Kong"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangzhou",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "gwaai sau"
    },
    {
      "raw_tags": [
        "Standard-Cantonese",
        "Hong Kong"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangzhou",
        "Cantonese",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "gwaai³ sau³"
    },
    {
      "raw_tags": [
        "Standard-Cantonese",
        "Hong Kong"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangzhou",
        "Guangdong-Romanization"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "guai³ seo³"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/kʷaːi̯³³ sɐu̯³³/",
      "raw_tags": [
        "Standard-Cantonese",
        "Hong Kong"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangzhou",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Min-Nan",
        "Hokkien",
        "POJ"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "koài-siù"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Min-Nan",
        "Hokkien",
        "Tai-lo"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "kuài-siù"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Min-Nan",
        "Hokkien",
        "Phofsit-Daibuun"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "koaesiux"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/kuai²¹⁻⁵³ siu²¹/",
      "tags": [
        "Min-Nan",
        "Hokkien",
        "IPA",
        "Xiamen"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/kuai⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ siu⁴¹/",
      "tags": [
        "Min-Nan",
        "Hokkien",
        "IPA",
        "Quanzhou"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/kuai²¹⁻⁵³ siu²¹/",
      "tags": [
        "Min-Nan",
        "Hokkien",
        "IPA",
        "Zhangzhou"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/kuai¹¹⁻⁵³ siu¹¹/",
      "tags": [
        "Min-Nan",
        "Hokkien",
        "IPA",
        "Taipei"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/kuai²¹⁻⁴¹ siu²¹/",
      "tags": [
        "Min-Nan",
        "Hokkien",
        "IPA",
        "Kaohsiung"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "怪獸"
}

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