雜色狼

Chinese

	shade made up of a variety of colors; multicolored; motley shade made up of a variety of colors; multicolored; motley; variegated; varicolored	wolf
trad. (雜色狼)	雜色	狼
simp. (杂色狼)	杂色	狼
Literally: “multicolored wolf”.

Etymology

Calque of English painted wolf. The name was not commonly used in Chinese media until the broadcast of the BBC nature documentary series Dynasties in China, where the name "painted wolf" that was used in the series was calqued into Chinese.

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): zásèláng

(Zhuyin): ㄗㄚˊ ㄙㄜˋ ㄌㄤˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): zaap⁶ sik¹ long⁴

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: zásèláng
  - Zhuyin: ㄗㄚˊ ㄙㄜˋ ㄌㄤˊ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tzarsehlang
  - IPA ^(key): /t͡sa̠³⁵ sɤ⁵¹ lɑŋ³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: zaap⁶ sik¹ long⁴
  - Yale: jaahp sīk lòhng
  - Cantonese Pinyin: dzaap⁹ sik⁷ long⁴
  - Guangdong Romanization: zab⁶ xig¹ long⁴
  - IPA ^(key): /t͡saːp̚² sɪk̚⁵ lɔːŋ²¹/

Noun

雜色狼

African hunting dog (Lycaon pictus)

Synonyms

非洲野犬 (Fēizhōu yěquǎn)
非洲獵犬／非洲猎犬 (Fēizhōu lièquǎn)

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