shān māodictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
lynx / bobcat / leopard cat
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Original source entry:

山貓 山猫 [shan1 mao1] /lynx/bobcat/leopard cat/

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Other forms in these source records: 山貓

  • 山
    shān

    mountain / hill (CL:座[zuò]) / (coll.) small bundle of straw for silkworms to spin cocoons on

    Shān

    surname Shan

  • 猫
    māo

    cat (CL:隻|只[zhī]) / (dialect) to hide oneself / (loanword) (coll.) modem

    máo

    used in 貓腰|猫腰[máo yāo]

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