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Chinese
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to walk; to go; to move to walk; to go; to move; to leave |
beast; quadruped
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| trad. (走獸)
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走
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獸
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| simp. (走兽)
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走
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兽
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Pronunciation
Noun
走獸
- quadruped beast; four-footed animal
豈惟民哉？麒麟之於走獸，鳳凰之於飛鳥，太山之於丘垤，河海之於行潦，類也。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
岂惟民哉？麒麟之于走兽，凤凰之于飞鸟，太山之于丘垤，河海之于行潦，类也。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]- From: Mencius, c. 4th century BCE
- Qǐ wéi mín zāi? Qílín zhī yú zǒushòu, fènghuáng zhī yú fēiniǎo, Tàishān zhī yú qiūdié, hé hǎi zhī yú xíngliáo, lèi yě.
- Is it only among men that it is so? There is the Qilin among quadrupeds, the Fenghuang (phoenix) among birds, the Tai mountain among mounds and ant-hills, and rivers and seas among rain-pools. Though different in degree, they are the same in kind.
- animals
Synonyms
- (animals): 獸類／兽类 (shòulèi), 動物／动物 (dòngwù)
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