白眼狼

Chinese

		white of the eye; sclera; disdainful look	wolf
simp. and trad. (白眼狼)		白眼	狼
Literally: “white-eyed wolf”.

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): báiyǎnláng

(Zhuyin): ㄅㄞˊ ㄧㄢˇ ㄌㄤˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): baak⁶ ngaan⁵ long⁴

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: báiyǎnláng
  - Zhuyin: ㄅㄞˊ ㄧㄢˇ ㄌㄤˊ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: báiyǎnláng
  - Wade–Giles: pai²-yen³-lang²
  - Yale: bái-yǎn-láng
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: bairyeanlang
  - Palladius: байяньлан (bajjanʹlan)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /paɪ̯³⁵ jɛn²¹⁴⁻²¹ lɑŋ³⁵/
- (Standard Chinese, erhua-ed) (白眼兒狼／白眼儿狼)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: báiyǎnrláng
  - Zhuyin: ㄅㄞˊ ㄧㄢˇㄦㄌㄤˊ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: báiyǎnrláng
  - Wade–Giles: pai²-yen³-ʼrh-lang²
  - Yale: bái-yǎnr-láng
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: bairyeallang
  - Palladius: байяньрлан (bajjanʹrlan)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /paɪ̯³⁵ jɑɻ²¹⁴⁻²¹ lɑŋ³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: baak⁶ ngaan⁵ long⁴
  - Yale: baahk ngáahn lòhng
  - Cantonese Pinyin: baak⁹ ngaan⁵ long⁴
  - Guangdong Romanization: bag⁶ ngan⁵ long⁴
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /paːk̚² ŋaːn¹³ lɔːŋ²¹/

Noun

白眼狼

(colloquial, figurative, chiefly Mainland China, derogatory) ingrate; ungrateful person (especially of a child)

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