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猴

Mandarin · pinyin hóu

monkey
Classifier: 隻 zhī

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猴: hóu · monkey, ape; monkey-like

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2 · hou2

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

hau4

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monkey; ape
Monkey (Chinese zodiac sign)
naughty child
(Southern Min) male paramour
(dialectal) to lean on someone; to pester someone
(dialectal) to squat like a monkey
(dialectal) naughty; clever
(Southern Min) skinny and dark-skinned; ugly as a monkey
a surname

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