長毛

简 长毛 · 繁 長毛
Mandarin · pinyin cháng máo#

Meanings · cháng máo

  1. long-wool (sheep etc)
  2. long-haired (dog etc)
Mandarin · pinyin zhǎng máo#

Meanings · zhǎng máo

  1. to grow hair
  2. to become mildewed
Mandarin · pinyin Cháng máo#

Meanings · Cháng máo

  1. (derog.) the Longhairs (Taiping rebels of the 19th century)
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長
zhǎng · long; length; excel in; leader; Kangxi radical 168
毛
máo · hair, fur, feathers; coarse
长
zhǎng · long; length; excel in; leader
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2–2 · chang2 mao2

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

coeng4 mou1

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noun · Etymology 1

  1. long hair
  2. (textile) long wool
  3. (historical, derogatory) long-haired rebels (referring to Taiping rebels)

name · Etymology 1

  1. (metonymic) nickname for Leung Kwok-hung (born 1956), Hong Kong politician

verb · Etymology 2

  1. to become moldy; to become mildewed
  2. to grow hair

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長毛 · chang2 mao2 · zhang3 mao2 · Chang2 mao2
CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG · edition 2026-10-13 · source lines 113,177, 113,178, 113,176
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Exact source records長毛 长毛 [chang2 mao2] /long-wool (sheep etc)/long-haired (dog etc)/長毛 长毛 [zhang3 mao2] /to grow hair/to become mildewed/長毛 长毛 [Chang2 mao2] /(derog.) the Longhairs (Taiping rebels of the 19th century)/