走獸
See also: 走兽
Chinese
to walk; to go; to move to walk; to go; to move; to leave |
beast; quadruped | ||
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trad. (走獸) | 走 | 獸 | |
simp. (走兽) | 走 | 兽 |
Pronunciation
Noun
走獸
- quadruped beast; four-footed animal
- 豈惟民哉?麒麟之於走獸,鳳凰之於飛鳥,太山之於丘垤,河海之於行潦,類也。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
- From: Mencius, c. 4th century BCE
- Qǐ wéi mín zāi? Qílín zhī yú zǒushòu, fènghuáng zhī yú fēiniǎo, Tàishān zhī yú qiūdié, hé hǎi zhī yú xíngliáo, lèi yě. [Pinyin]
- Is it only among men that it is so? There is the Qilin among quadrupeds, the Fenghuang (phoenix) among birds, the Tai mountain among mounds and ant-hills, and rivers and seas among rain-pools. Though different in degree, they are the same in kind.
岂惟民哉?麒麟之于走兽,凤凰之于飞鸟,太山之于丘垤,河海之于行潦,类也。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]
- animals
Descendants
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