"獠" meaning in Chinese

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Character

IPA: /li̯ɑʊ̯³⁵/ [Mandarin, Sinological-IPA], /liːu̯²¹/ [Cantonese, Sinological-IPA], /li̯ɑʊ̯³⁵/, /liːu̯²¹/ Chinese transliterations: liáo [Mandarin, Pinyin], liao² [Mandarin, Pinyin], ㄌㄧㄠˊ [Mandarin, bopomofo], liu⁴ [Cantonese, Jyutping], liáo [Hanyu-Pinyin, Mandarin], liáo [Mandarin, Tongyong-Pinyin], liao² [Mandarin, Wade-Giles], lyáu [Mandarin, Yale], liau [Gwoyeu-Romatsyh, Mandarin], ляо [Mandarin, Palladius], ljao [Mandarin, Palladius], lìuh [Cantonese, Yale], liu⁴ [Cantonese, Pinyin], liu⁴ [Cantonese, Guangdong-Romanization], lew [Middle-Chinese], /*reːw/ [Old-Chinese, Zhengzhang]
Head templates: {{head|zh|hanzi}} 獠
  1. to hunt (especially at night)
    Sense id: en-獠-zh-character-xbujRh7Q Categories (other): Chinese entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Chinese entries with incorrect language header: 38 4 39 19
  2. savage
    Sense id: en-獠-zh-character-CCNMlIta
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1 Derived forms: 獠丁, 獠子, 獠牙 (liáoyá), 獠面, 長嘴獠牙, 长嘴獠牙, 青臉獠牙, 青脸獠牙, 青面獠牙 (qīngmiànliáoyá), 饞獠, 馋獠

Character

IPA: /lɑʊ̯²¹⁴/ [Mandarin, Sinological-IPA], /lou̯¹³/ [Cantonese, Sinological-IPA], /lɑʊ̯²¹⁴/, /lou̯¹³/ Chinese transliterations: lǎo [Mandarin, Pinyin], lao³ [Mandarin, Pinyin], ㄌㄠˇ [Mandarin, bopomofo], lou⁵ [Cantonese, Jyutping], lǎo [Hanyu-Pinyin, Mandarin], lǎo [Mandarin, Tongyong-Pinyin], lao³ [Mandarin, Wade-Giles], lǎu [Mandarin, Yale], lao [Gwoyeu-Romatsyh, Mandarin], лао [Mandarin, Palladius], lao [Mandarin, Palladius], lóuh [Cantonese, Yale], lou⁵ [Cantonese, Pinyin], lou⁵ [Cantonese, Guangdong-Romanization], traewX [Middle-Chinese], lawX [Middle-Chinese], /*reːwʔ/ [Old-Chinese, Zhengzhang], /*ʔr'eːwʔ/ [Old-Chinese, Zhengzhang]
Etymology: From a Tai language. See Wikipedia for more. This form, 獠, was replaced by 僚 (liáo) due to the radical at the character's left referring to animals, making it offensive as a name of an ethnicity. Etymology templates: {{zh-wp|zh:僚人|en:Rau peoples}}, {{zh-l|僚}} 僚 (liáo) Head templates: {{head|zh|hanzi}} 獠
  1. (historical, derogatory) General names for ethnic groups in southwestern China. Tags: derogatory, historical
    Sense id: en-獠-zh-character-xkOzeQIT Categories (other): Chinese entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Chinese entries with incorrect language header: 38 4 39 19
  2. (offensive) Rau peoples, ancestors of the Zhuang and other Kra-Tai-speaking peoples. Tags: offensive
    Sense id: en-獠-zh-character-Prq~yo0j Categories (other): Chinese entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Chinese entries with incorrect language header: 38 4 39 19
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Alternative forms

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      ],
      "zh-pron": "lou⁵"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangdong-Romanization"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "lou⁵"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/lou̯¹³/",
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Middle-Chinese"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "traewX"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Middle-Chinese"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "lawX"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Old-Chinese",
        "Zhengzhang"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "/*reːwʔ/"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Old-Chinese",
        "Zhengzhang"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "/*ʔr'eːwʔ/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/lɑʊ̯²¹⁴/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/lou̯¹³/"
    },
    {
      "other": "/*reːwʔ/"
    },
    {
      "other": "/*ʔr'eːwʔ/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "獠"
}
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  ],
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