狸狌
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| raccoon dog; leopard cat | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| simp. and trad. (狸狌) |
狸 | 狌 | |
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄌㄧˊ ㄕㄥ
- Tongyong Pinyin: lísheng
- Wade–Giles: li2-shêng1
- Yale: lí-shēng
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: lisheng
- Palladius: лишэн (lišɛn)
- Sinological IPA (key): /li³⁵ ʂɤŋ⁵⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
Noun
狸狌
- (literary) wildcat; stray cat
- 騏驥驊騮，一日而馳千里，捕鼠不如狸狌，言殊技也。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
- From: Zhuangzi, circa 3rd – 2nd centuries BCE, translated based on James Legge's version
- Qíjì huáliú, yī rì ér chí qiān lǐ, bǔ shǔ bù rú líshēng, yán shū jì yě. [Pinyin]
- The (horses) Qi-ji and Hua-liu could in one day gallop 1000 li, but for catching rats they were not equal to a wildcat – the gifts of creatures are different.
骐骥骅骝，一日而驰千里，捕鼠不如狸狌，言殊技也。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]
Synonyms
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