河東獅子

Chinese

		Hedong Commandery	lion; bodhisattva
trad. (河東獅子)		河東	獅子
simp. (河东狮子)		河东	狮子

Etymology

See 河東獅吼／河东狮吼 (hédōng-shīhǒu).

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): hédōngshīzi

(Zhuyin): ㄏㄜˊ ㄉㄨㄥㄕ ˙ㄗ
Cantonese (Jyutping): ho⁴ dung¹ si¹ zi²

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: hédōngshīzi
  - Zhuyin: ㄏㄜˊ ㄉㄨㄥㄕ ˙ㄗ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: herdongshy.tzy
  - IPA ^(key): /xɤ³⁵ tʊŋ⁵⁵ ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ d͡z̥z̩²/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: ho⁴ dung¹ si¹ zi²
  - Yale: hòh dūng sī jí
  - Cantonese Pinyin: ho⁴ dung¹ si¹ dzi²
  - Guangdong Romanization: ho⁴ dung¹ xi¹ ji²
  - IPA ^(key): /hɔː²¹ tʊŋ⁵⁵ siː⁵⁵ t͡siː³⁵/

Idiom

河東獅子

an overbearing wife (whose henpecking is comparable to a lioness's roar)

Descendants

→ Vietnamese: sư tử Hà Đông (calque)

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