蠍虎

Chinese

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Etymology

From the gecko's supposed habit of eating scorpions.

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): xiēhǔ

(Zhuyin): ㄒㄧㄝㄏㄨˇ
Cantonese (Jyutping): kit³ fu²

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: xiēhǔ
  - Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄝㄏㄨˇ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: siehǔ
  - Wade–Giles: hsieh¹-hu³
  - Yale: syē-hǔ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shiehuu
  - Palladius: сеху (sexu)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɕi̯ɛ⁵⁵ xu²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
- (Standard Chinese, erhua-ed) (蠍虎兒／蝎虎儿)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: xiēhǔr
  - Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄝㄏㄨˇㄦ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: siehǔr
  - Wade–Giles: hsieh¹-hu³-ʼrh
  - Yale: syē-hǔr
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shiehuul
  - Palladius: сехур (sexur)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɕi̯ɛ⁵⁵ xuɻʷ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: kit³ fu²
  - Yale: kit fú
  - Cantonese Pinyin: kit⁸ fu²
  - Guangdong Romanization: kid³ fu²
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʰiːt̚³ fuː³⁵/

Noun

蠍虎

gecko, especially the flat-tailed house gecko (Hemidactylus platyurus)

Synonyms

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Derived terms

蠍虎子／蝎虎子 (xiēhǔzi)
蠍虎座／蝎虎座 (Xiēhǔzuò)

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