狸狌
Chinese
(dog); wild cat | |||
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simp. and trad. (狸狌) | 狸 | 狌 |
Pronunciation
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
- 野貓/野猫 (yěmāo)