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猸

Mandarin · pinyin méi

used for ferret, badger or mongoose

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character · Etymology 1

(obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) Alternative name for 鼬獾 (yòuhuān, “Chinese ferret-badger”).

character · Etymology 2

(Zhangzhou Hokkien) to look at someone indirectly
(Zhangzhou Hokkien) to look furtively; to look stealthily

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