猢猻
See also: 猢狲
Chinese
trad. (猢猻) | 猢 | 猻 | |
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simp. (猢狲) | 猢 | 狲 | |
alternative forms | 胡孫/胡孙 |
Etymology
From 胡孫/胡孙 (húsūn, “descendants of Hu barbarians”), because macaque faces were said to resemble those of people from the Hu regions.
Pronunciation
Synonyms
Dialectal synonyms of 猴子 (“monkey”) [map]
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