獨角獸

See also: 独角兽

Chinese

		alone; independent; single alone; independent; single; sole; only	horn; angle; role horn; angle; role; actor; contend; horn-shaped; Chinese musical note	beast; quadruped
trad. (獨角獸)		獨	角	獸
simp. (独角兽)		独	角	兽

Etymology

"fans that cannot accept an idol to have a partner"

From the legend that unicorns can only be attracted by virgin maidens.

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): dújiǎoshòu

  (Zhuyin): ㄉㄨˊ ㄐㄧㄠˇ ㄕㄡˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): duk⁶ gok³ sau³

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: dújiǎoshòu
    • Zhuyin: ㄉㄨˊ ㄐㄧㄠˇ ㄕㄡˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: dújiǎoshòu
    • Wade–Giles: tu²-chiao³-shou⁴
    • Yale: dú-jyǎu-shòu
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: dwujeaushow
    • Palladius: дуцзяошоу (duczjaošou)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /tu³⁵ t͡ɕi̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʂoʊ̯⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: duk⁶ gok³ sau³
    • Yale: duhk gok sau
    • Cantonese Pinyin: duk⁹ gok⁸ sau³
    • Guangdong Romanization: dug⁶ gog³ seo³
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /tʊk̚² kɔːk̚³ sɐu̯³³/

Noun

獨角獸

1. unicorn
2. Short for 獨角獸企業／独角兽企业 (dújiǎoshòu qǐyè, “unicorn enterprise”).
3. (neologism, fandom slang, figurative) fans that cannot accept an idol to have a partner