螭虎

Chinese

		hornless dragon	tiger
trad. (螭虎)		螭	虎
simp. ^#(螭虎)		螭	虎

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): chīhǔ

(Zhuyin): ㄔㄏㄨˇ
Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): thi-hó͘

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: chīhǔ
  - Zhuyin: ㄔㄏㄨˇ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: chihhǔ
  - Wade–Giles: chʻih¹-hu³
  - Yale: chr̄-hǔ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chyhuu
  - Palladius: чиху (čixu)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂʰʐ̩⁵⁵ xu²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: thi-hó͘
  - Tâi-lô: thi-hóo
  - Phofsit Daibuun: ti'hor
  - Sinological IPA (Xiamen): /tʰi⁴⁴⁻²² hɔ⁵³/
  - Sinological IPA (Quanzhou): /tʰi³³ hɔ⁵⁵⁴/
  - Sinological IPA (Zhangzhou): /tʰi⁴⁴⁻²² hɔ⁵³/
  - Sinological IPA (Taipei): /tʰi⁴⁴⁻³³ hɔ⁵³/
  - Sinological IPA (Kaohsiung): /tʰi⁴⁴⁻³³ hɔ⁴¹/

Middle Chinese: trhje xuX

Rime
Character	螭	虎
Reading #	1/1	1/1
Initial (聲)	徹 (10)	曉 (32)
Final (韻)	支 (13)	模 (23)
Tone (調)	Level (Ø)	Rising (X)
Openness (開合)	Open	Open
Division (等)	III	I
Fanqie	丑知切	呼古切
Baxter	trhje	xuX
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/ʈʰˠiᴇ/	/huo^X/
Pan Wuyun	/ʈʰᵚiɛ/	/huo^X/
Shao Rongfen	/ȶʰiɛ/	/xo^X/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/ʈʰjiə̆/	/hɔ^X/
Li Rong	/ȶʰje/	/xo^X/
Wang Li	/ȶʰǐe/	/xu^X/
Bernhard Karlgren	/ȶʰie̯/	/xuo^X/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	chī	hǔ
Expected Cantonese Reflex	ci¹	fu²

Noun

螭虎

(literary) a dragon and a tiger (epithet for a brave warrior)
(Chinese mythology) a mythical creature whose statue is seen decorating the sides of steles
Synonym: 贔屭 / 赑屃 (bìxì)

Coordinate terms

("sons of the dragon", creatures found in decorations): 贔屭 / 赑屃 (bìxì), 霸下 (bàxià), 𧈢𧏡 (bàxià), 饕餮 (tāotiè), 蜥蜴 (xīyì), 睚眥 / 睚眦 (yázì), 鴟吻 / 鸱吻 (chīwěn), 虭蛥 (diāoshé), 嘲風 / 嘲风 (cháofēng), 狻猊 (suānní), 蒲牢 (púláo), 狴犴 (bì'àn), 椒圖 / 椒图 (jiāotú), 金吾 (jīnwú), 囚牛 (qiúniú)