梟獍

Chinese

		owl; a bird that supposedly eats its own mother	a mythical tiger-like animal that eats its own parent
trad. (梟獍)		梟	獍
simp. (枭獍)		枭	獍
alternative forms		梟鏡／枭镜
anagram		獍梟／獍枭

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): xiāojìng

(Zhuyin): ㄒㄧㄠㄐㄧㄥˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): hiu¹ ging³

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: xiāojìng
  - Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄠㄐㄧㄥˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: siaojìng
  - Wade–Giles: hsiao¹-ching⁴
  - Yale: syāu-jìng
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shiaujinq
  - Palladius: сяоцзин (sjaoczin)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɕi̯ɑʊ̯⁵⁵ t͡ɕiŋ⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: hiu¹ ging³
  - Yale: hīu ging
  - Cantonese Pinyin: hiu¹ ging³
  - Guangdong Romanization: hiu¹ ging³
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /hiːu̯⁵⁵ kɪŋ³³/

Middle Chinese: kew kjaengH

Rime
Character	梟	獍
Reading #	1/1	1/1
Initial (聲)	見 (28)	見 (28)
Final (韻)	蕭 (93)	庚 (111)
Tone (調)	Level (Ø)	Departing (H)
Openness (開合)	Open	Open
Division (等)	IV	III
Fanqie	古堯切	居慶切
Baxter	kew	kjaengH
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/keu/	/kˠiæŋ^H/
Pan Wuyun	/keu/	/kᵚiaŋ^H/
Shao Rongfen	/keu/	/kiaŋ^H/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/kɛw/	/kiajŋ^H/
Li Rong	/keu/	/kiɐŋ^H/
Wang Li	/kieu/	/kĭɐŋ^H/
Bernhard Karlgren	/kieu/	/ki̯ɐŋ^H/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	jiāo	jìng
Expected Cantonese Reflex	giu¹	ging³

Noun

梟獍

(literary, figurative) cruel, heartless person; someone who bites the hand that feeds them; someone who does not show any respect to their parents

Synonyms

獍梟／獍枭 (jìngxiāo)

Derived terms

梟獍其心 / 枭獍其心
行同梟獍 / 行同枭獍
衣冠梟獍 / 衣冠枭獍 (yīguānxiāojìng)