犬儒

Chinese

		dog	scholar; Confucian
simp. and trad. (犬儒)		犬	儒

Etymology

Likely a partial calque from Ancient Greek; see the English entry for cynic for details.

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): quǎnrú

(Zhuyin): ㄑㄩㄢˇ ㄖㄨˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): hyun² jyu⁴

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: quǎnrú
  - Zhuyin: ㄑㄩㄢˇ ㄖㄨˊ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: cheuanru
  - Tongyong Pinyin: cyuǎnrú
  - IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕʰɥɛn²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ ʐu³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: hyun² jyu⁴
  - Yale: hyún yùh
  - Cantonese Pinyin: hyn² jy⁴
  - Guangdong Romanization: hün² yu⁴
  - IPA ^(key): /hyːn³⁵ jyː²¹/

Noun

犬儒

cynic

Derived terms

犬儒主義／犬儒主义 (quǎnrúzhǔyì)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
犬	儒
けん Grade: 1	じゅ Grade: S
on’yomi

Noun

犬儒 (hiragana けんじゅ, rōmaji kenju)

cynic

Korean

Hanja in this term
犬	儒

Noun

犬儒 • (gyeonyu) (hangeul 견유)

Hanja form^? of 견유 (“cynic”).

Vietnamese

Hán tự in this term
犬	儒

Noun

犬儒

Hán tự form of khuyển nho (“cynic”).

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