獸人

Chinese

		beast; quadruped	man; person; people
trad. (獸人)		獸	人
simp. (兽人)		兽	人
Literally: “beast person”.

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): shòurén

  (Zhuyin): ㄕㄡˋ ㄖㄣˊ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: shòurén
    • Zhuyin: ㄕㄡˋ ㄖㄣˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: shòurén
    • Wade–Giles: shou⁴-jên²
    • Yale: shòu-rén
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: showren
    • Palladius: шоужэнь (šoužɛnʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʂoʊ̯⁵¹ ʐən³⁵/

Noun

獸人

1. (fantasy, mythology) therianthropy

   Synonym: 獸化人／兽化人 (shòuhuàrén)

2. (neologism, Internet slang) furry (an animal character with human-like characteristics)