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熊

Mandarin · pinyin xióng#

bear
(coll.) to scold; to rebuke
(coll.) weak; incapable

Mandarin · pinyin Xióng#

surname Xiong

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熊: xióng · a bear; brilliant; bright; surname

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bear (mammal) (Classifier: 頭／头 m; 隻／只 m c mn)
(colloquial) to scold
(colloquial) timid; cowardly
(Northeastern Mandarin) to bully; to extort
(gay slang) bear (large, hairy man, especially a homosexual one)
a surname, Xiong (Mainland China), Hsiung (Taiwan), and Hung (Hong Kong)

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