狼戾

See also: 狼戻 and 狠戾

Chinese

		wolf	do violence; go against
trad. (狼戾)		狼	戾
simp. ^#(狼戾)		狼	戾
alternative forms		郎黎 Cantonese colloquial 啷黎 Cantonese colloquial 啷厲／啷厉 Cantonese colloquial 啷嚟 Cantonese colloquial 狼賴／狼赖 Hakka colloquial

Pronunciation 1

Mandarin
(Pinyin): lánglì

(Zhuyin): ㄌㄤˊ ㄌㄧˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): long⁴ lai⁶, long⁴ leoi⁶
Hakka (Meixian, Guangdong): long² lai⁴

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: lánglì
  - Zhuyin: ㄌㄤˊ ㄌㄧˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: lánglì
  - Wade–Giles: lang²-li⁴
  - Yale: láng-lì
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: langlih
  - Palladius: ланли (lanli)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /lɑŋ³⁵ li⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: long⁴ lai⁶, long⁴ leoi⁶
  - Yale: lòhng laih, lòhng leuih
  - Cantonese Pinyin: long⁴ lai⁶, long⁴ loey⁶
  - Guangdong Romanization: long⁴ lei⁶, long⁴ lêu⁶
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /lɔːŋ²¹ lɐi̯²²/, /lɔːŋ²¹ lɵy̯²²/
Hakka
- (Meixian)
  - Guangdong: long² lai⁴
  - Sinological IPA: /lɔŋ¹¹ laɪ⁵³/

Adjective

狼戾

(archaic) with a savageness like that of a wolf
(archaic or Hakka) messily piled up; scattered in a disorderly manner
- 樂歲，粒米狼戾，多取之而不為虐，則寡取之；凶年，糞其田而不足，則必取盈焉。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
  乐岁，粒米狼戾，多取之而不为虐，则寡取之；凶年，粪其田而不足，则必取盈焉。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]
  From: Mencius, c. 4^th century BCE
  Lèsuì, lì mǐ lánglì, duō qǔ zhī ér bù wéi nüè, zé guǎ qǔ zhī; xiōngnián, fèn qí tián ér bù zú, zé bì qǔ yíng yān. [Pinyin]
  In good years, when the grain lies about in abundance, much [tax] might be taken without its being oppressive, and the actual exaction would be small. But in bad years, the produce being not sufficient to repay the manuring of the fields, this system still requires the taking of the full amount.
- 你間屋仔十分狼戾噢！ [Meixian Hakka, trad.]
  你间屋仔十分狼戾噢！ [Meixian Hakka, simp.]
  n² gian¹ wug⁵ ê³ seb⁶ fun¹ long² lai⁴ o³! [Hakka Transliteration Scheme]
  Your room is too messy!

Derived terms

狼狼戾戾 (Hakka)

粒米狼戾

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (狼戾):

→ Japanese: 狼(ろう)戻(れい) (rōrei)

Pronunciation 2

Cantonese (Jyutping): long^4-1 lai^6-2

Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: long^4-1 lai^6-2
  - Yale: lōng lái
  - Cantonese Pinyin: long^4-1 lai^6-2
  - Guangdong Romanization: long^4-1 lei^6-2
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /lɔːŋ²¹⁻⁵⁵ lɐi̯²²⁻³⁵/

Adjective

狼戾

(Cantonese, colloquial) unreasonable and rude
- 2019, “Sonic Jail”, in 理想國 [The Republic], spoken by Sim Lap Ki (Anthony Wong):
  
  呀，得喇，我未老人痴呆呀，你重乜 Q 複唧而家？使乜咁狼戾唧？ [Cantonese, trad.]
  呀，得喇，我未老人痴呆呀，你重乜 Q 复唧而家？使乜咁狼戾唧？ [Cantonese, simp.]
  aa³, dak¹ laa³, ngo⁵ mei⁶ lou⁵ jan⁴ ci¹ ngoi⁴ aa², nei⁵ cung⁴ mat¹ kiu¹ fuk¹ zek¹ ji⁴ gaa¹? sai² mat¹ gam³ long^4-1 lai^6-2 zek¹? [Jyutping]
  Oh, fine, I don't have Alzheimer's yet. What on freaking earth are you repeating now? Why so unreasonable and rude?

Derived terms

發狼戾／发狼戾

Japanese

Kanji in this term
狼	戾
ろう Jinmeiyō	れい Hyōgaiji
kan’on

For pronunciation and definitions of 狼戾 – see 狼戻. (This term, 狼戾, is an alternative spelling of the above terms.)

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