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猴子

Mandarin · pinyin hóu zi

monkey
Classifier: 隻 zhī

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猴: hóu · monkey, ape; monkey-like
子: zǐ · offspring, child; fruit, seed of; first earthly branch

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2–5 · hou2 zi5

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

hau4 zi2

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noun

monkey (Classifier: 隻／只 m)
(dialectal Mandarin, dialectal Jin, dialectal Wu) die (cube used in games of chance)
(Central Plains and Lanyin Mandarin, dialectal Gan, dialectal Hakka, dialectal Jin) praying mantis
(dialectal Wu) boy
(ethnic slur, slang, derogatory) Southeast Asian (people)
(Taiwanese Mandarin, slang) ill-bred teenager

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