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A Chinese Talking Syllabary of the Cantonese Dialect
N(1)  A hero, champion: 英雄 hero, conqueror, (also adj.) heroic;
一世之雄 champion, first man, of his generation.
(2)  A powerful and rich man: 豪雄 ditto.
V(Coll.) to shout or threaten with words: 拿話雄人 to intimidate with words.
Adj(1)  Male of species, orig. of birds: 雄雞，雄鳥 a cock, a male bird;
later also of beasts (bull, stallion, male pig, etc.) and of flowers, see 雄蕊 [xiong2rui3]↓;
opp. to 雌 female, oft. in phr., 雌雄 “female and male”;
一決雌雄 see who is the stronger;
see another set of words for male and female in 牝, 牡 10C.70, 10C.11.
(2)  Brave, valiant, strong: 雄壯 [xiong2zhuang4]↓;
雄糾糾 very strong and handsome;
雄師，雄兵 strong, mighty army;
雄將 a brave general;
雄風 (AC) strong wind.
(3)  Superior: 爭雄 see who is superior, to vie for supremacy;
稱雄 to be recognized as the master (among countries);
逞雄 to rely on superior power.
(4)  Great, solid: 雄圖 [xiong2tu2]↓;
雄才大略 great talent, capable of doing great things;
雄厚 [xiong2hou4]↓.
AdvGreatly, heroically, skillfully: 雄辯 [xiong2bian4]↓;
雄飛 fly or soar aloft;
雄斷 make a heroic or skillful decision;
雄張 expand greatly.
Words1.雄辯 [xiong2bian4], phr., eloquence of speech, make skillful defense of case: 事實勝於雄辯 facts speak louder than words. 
2.雄氣 [xiong2qi4], n., (AC) a spirited appearance. 
3.雄兒 [xiong2e2er0], n., (MC) a hero. 
4.雄藩 [xiong2fan2], phr., powerful governors or feudal princes (Tang Dyn.). 
5.雄豪 [xiong2hao2], (1)  n., the powerful men of a locality or time; (2)  valiant (person). 
6.雄厚 [xiong2hou4], adj., solid (wealth). 
7.雄花 [xiong2hua1], n., (bot.) male (barren) flowers. 
8.雄黃 [xiong2huang2], n., (min.) realgar, flowers of sulphur: 雄黃酒 wine containing flowers of sulphur, said to cure snake bites, etc. 
9.雄渾 [xiong2hun2], adj., (of callig., prose) powerful, rich and satisfying. 
10.雄長 [xiong2zhang3], n., (LL) an acknowledged master of a generation. 
11.雄鎮 [xiong2zhen4], n., a strategic stronghold. 
12.雄健 [xiong2jian4], adj., see [xiong2zhuang4]↓. 
13.雄壯 [xiong2zhuang4], adj., stalwart (body), massive (financial power), impressive looking (person, army). 
14.雄蕊 [xiong2rui3], n., stamens. 
15.雄勝 [xiong2sheng4], n., & adj., strategic place. 
16.雄心 [xiong2xin1], n., life ambition: 雄心未死 still full of ambition, not willing to give up. 
17.雄雄 [xiong2xiong2], adj., (AC) resplendent. 
18.雄圖 [xiong2tu2], n., (LL) great plans (also 鴻圖). 
19.雄姿 [xiong2zi1], n., handsome appearance. 
20.雄偉 [xiong2wei3], adj., stately, magnificent, valiant, impressive.