螭虎

Chinese

		hornless dragon	tiger
trad. (螭虎)		螭	虎
simp. #(螭虎)		螭	虎

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): chīhǔ

  (Zhuyin): ㄔ ㄏㄨˇ

• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): thi-hó͘

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: chīhǔ
    • Zhuyin: ㄔ ㄏㄨˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: chihhǔ
    • Wade–Giles: chʻih¹-hu³
    • Yale: chr̄-hǔ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chyhuu
    • Palladius: чиху (čixu)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂʰʐ̩⁵⁵ xu²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: thi-hó͘
    • Tâi-lô: thi-hóo
    • Phofsit Daibuun: ti'hor
    • IPA (Xiamen): /tʰi⁴⁴⁻²² hɔ⁵³/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /tʰi³³ hɔ⁵⁵⁴/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /tʰi⁴⁴⁻²² hɔ⁵³/
    • IPA (Taipei): /tʰi⁴⁴⁻³³ hɔ⁵³/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /tʰi⁴⁴⁻³³ hɔ⁴¹/

Noun

螭虎

1. (literary) a dragon and a tiger (epithet for a brave warrior)
2. (Chinese mythology) a mythical creature whose statue is seen decorating the sides of steles

   Synonym: 贔屭 / 赑屃 (bìxì)

Coordinate terms

• ("sons of the dragon", creatures found in decorations): 贔屭 / 赑屃 (bìxì), 霸下 (bàxià), 𧈢𧏡 (bàxià), 饕餮 (tāotiè), 蜥蜴 (xīyì), 睚眥 / 睚眦 (yázì), 鴟吻 / 鸱吻 (chīwěn), 虭蛥 (diāoshé), 嘲風 / 嘲风 (cháofēng), 狻猊 (suānní), 蒲牢 (púláo), 狴犴 (bì'àn), 椒圖 / 椒图 (jiāotú), 金吾 (jīnwú), 囚牛 (qiúniú)