叫獸

See also: 叫兽

Chinese

		to call; to yell; to be called to call; to yell; to be called; to order	beast; quadruped
trad. (叫獸)		叫	獸
simp. (叫兽)		叫	兽
Literally: “the barking beast”.

Etymology

Homophonic play on 教授 (“professor”) in Mandarin.

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): jiàoshòu

(Zhuyin): ㄐㄧㄠˋ ㄕㄡˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): giu³ sau³

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)
  - Hanyu Pinyin: jiàoshòu
  - Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄠˋ ㄕㄡˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: jiàoshòu
  - Wade–Giles: chiao⁴-shou⁴
  - Yale: jyàu-shòu
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jiawshow
  - Palladius: цзяошоу (czjaošou)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕjɑʊ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʂoʊ̯⁵¹/
  - Homophones:
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    叫獸／叫兽
    教授
- (Standard Chinese, erhua-ed)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: jiàoshòur
  - Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄠˋ ㄕㄡˋㄦ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: jiàoshòur
  - Wade–Giles: chiao⁴-shourh⁴
  - Yale: jyàu-shòur
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jiawshowl
  - Palladius: цзяошоур (czjaošour)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕjɑʊ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʂɤʊ̯ɻʷ⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: giu³ sau³
  - Yale: giu sau
  - Cantonese Pinyin: giu³ sau³
  - Guangdong Romanization: giu³ seo³
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kiːu̯³³ sɐu̯³³/

Noun

叫獸

(neologism, ironic) scholar who publicly tells untruth, due to ignorance, personal interests or governmental associations

Synonyms

磚家／砖家 (zhuānjiā)

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