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长臂猿

cháng bì yuándictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
gibbon / Hylobatidae (gibbon and lesser ape family)
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Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

Source record: cd-23f51ed73f59d115. Source SHA-256: bbc4b27f26bee1a262f4d7939667a040c7857c7fc0200a2fa7a86d3352a09eae.

Original source entry:

長臂猿 长臂猿 [chang2 bi4 yuan2] /gibbon/Hylobatidae (gibbon and lesser ape family)/

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Other forms in these source records: 長臂猿

  • 长
    cháng

    long / (bound form) length / (bound form) strong point / forte / (bound form) to be good at / (literary) surplus / spare (Taiwan pr. [zhàng])

    zhǎng

    chief / head / elder / to grow / to develop / to increase / to enhance

  • 臂
    bì

    arm

  • 猿

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