兽 类 shòu lèi animals 生 肖 shēng xiào one of the twelve animals symbolic of the earthly branches 地支[di4 zhi1] / animal from the Chinese zodiac 畜 牧 xù mù to raise animals 多 头 duō tóu many-headed / many-layered (authority) / devolved (as opposed to centralized) / pluralistic / (as classifier) number of animals / long term (finance) / long (investment) 禽 兽 qín shòu birds and animals / creature / beast (brutal person) 动 植 物 dòng zhí wù plants and animals / flora and fauna 养 活 yǎng huo to provide for / to keep (animals, a family etc) / to raise animals / to feed and clothe / support / the necessities of life / to give birth 水 族 Shuǐ zú collective term for aquatic animals 牲 畜 shēng chù domesticated animals / livestock 捕 捞 bǔ lāo to fish for (aquatic animals and plants) / to catch 牲 口 shēng kou animals used for their physical strength (mules, oxen etc) / beast of burden 种 群 zhǒng qún population (of a species) / community (of animals or plants) 野 味 yě wèi game / wild animals and birds hunted for food or sport 哀 鸣 āi míng (of animals, the wind etc) to make a mournful sound / whine / moan / wail 本 命 年 běn mìng nián year of one's birth sign, according to the cycle of 12 animals of the earthly branches 地支[di4 zhi1] 属 相 shǔ xiàng colloquial term for 生肖[sheng1 xiao4] the animals associated with the years of a 12-year cycle 只 classifier for birds and certain animals, one of a pair, some utensils, vessels etc 飞 禽 走 兽 fēi qín zǒu shòu birds and animals / the beasts of the field and the birds of the air 口 mouth / classifier for things with mouths (people, domestic animals, cannons, wells etc) / classifier for bites or mouthfuls 六 畜 liù chù six domestic animals, namely: pig, cow, sheep, horse, chicken and dog 四 不 像 sì bù xiàng common name for 麋鹿[mi2 lu4], Père David's deer (Elaphurus davidianus), which is said to resemble an amalgam of animals such as a cow, deer, donkey and horse / an odd mixture of disparate elements / hodgepodge / farrago 两 栖 动 物 liǎng qī dòng wù amphibian / amphibious animals 仔 meticulous / (of domestic animals or fowls) young 鸣 to cry (of birds, animals and insects) / to make a sound / to voice (one's gratitude, grievance etc) 禽 generic term for birds and animals / birds / to capture (old) 倌 keeper of domestic animals / herdsman / (old) hired hand in certain trade 胑 wings of birds / legs of animals 珍 禽 奇 兽 zhēn qín qí shòu rare animals and birds 豺 狼 虎 豹 chái láng hǔ bào jackals, wolves, tigers and panthers (idiom) / animals who are dangerous to man and cattle / fierce and cruel people 活 物 huó wù living animals 驭 手 yù shǒu person in charge of pack animals / chariot driver 动 物 分 类 dòng wù fēn lèi classification of animals 圂 grain-fed animals / pigsty 麛 fawn / young of animals 畽 tuǎn place trodden by animals 杙 post for tethering animals 牸 female of domestic animals 莝 to chop straw fine for animals 咑 da! (sound used to move animals along) 唚 vomiting of animals / to use bad language 小 龙 xiǎo lóng snake (as one of the 12 Chinese zodiac animals 生肖[sheng1 xiao4]) 三 胚 层 动 物 sān pēi céng dòng wù triploblastic animals (having three germ layers) 宿 草 sù cǎo grass that has grown on a grave since last year / (fig.) grave / to have died long ago / fodder provided to animals for the night 役 使 动 物 yì shǐ dòng wù draft animals / beasts of burden 捉 捕 器 zhuō bǔ qì trap (for animals etc) 兽 术 shòu shù animal training / skill with animals / shoushu - "Animal skill" or "Beast-fist" - Martial Art (esp. fictional) 百 度 十 大 神 兽 bǎi dù shí dà shén shòu The Baidu 10 Mythical Creatures (a set of hoax animals and puns linked to PRC internet censorship) 真 后 生 动 物 zhēn hòu shēng dòng wù eumetazoa / subkingdom of animals excluding sponges 秋 毫 qiū háo fine hair grown by animals (or down grown by birds) in the fall / (fig.) sth barely discernible / the slightest thing / the minutest detail 节 足 动 物 jié zú dòng wù arthropod, segmented animals with jointed limbs / same as 節肢動物|节肢动物[jie2 zhi1 dong4 wu4] 纸 人 纸 马 zhǐ rén zhǐ mǎ paper dolls for ritual use in the shape of people or animals 纸 马 zhǐ mǎ paper dolls for ritual use in the shape of people or animals 罴 虎 pí hǔ fierce animals 刍 豢 chú huàn livestock / farm animals 豢 圉 huàn yǔ pen for animals / animal barn or stable 饔 饩 yōng xì to present slaughtered or live animals 驺 虞 zōu yú zouyu (mythical animal) / official in charge of park animals / name of an archaic ceremonial tune 养 护 野 生 动 物 移 栖 物 种 公 约 信 托 基 金 Trust Fund for the Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals 狩 猎 动 物 shòu liè dòng wù game animals 动 物 委 员 会 Animals Committee 国 际 反 对 对 动 物 进 行 痛 苦 试 验 协 会 International Association Against Painful Experiments on Animals 养 护 野 生 动 物 移 栖 物 种 公 约 Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals / Bonn Convention / Convention on Migratory Species 波 恩 公 约 Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals / Bonn Convention / Convention on Migratory Species 动 物 半 圈 养 semi-captive raising of animals 保 护 农 畜 欧 洲 公 约 European Convention for the Protection of Animals Kept for Farming Purposes 欧 洲 保 护 宠 物 公 约 European Convention for the Protection of Pet Animals 欧 洲 在 国 际 运 输 中 保 护 动 物 公 约 European Convention for the Protection of Animals during International Transport 世 界 动 物 保 护 学 会 World Society for the Protection of Animals 保 护 屠 宰 用 动 物 欧 洲 公 约 European Convention for the Protection of Animals for Slaughter 动 物 、 肉 类 和 其 他 动 物 源 性 产 品 过 境 公 约 International Convention concerning the Transit of Animals, Meat and Other Products of Animal Origin 防 治 动 物 传 染 病 国 际 公 约 International Convention for the Campaign against Contagious Diseases of Animals 世 界 动 物 保 护 联 合 会 World Federation for the Protection of Animals 十 大 神 兽 shí dà shén shòu the Baidu 10 mythical creatures (a set of hoax animals and puns linked to PRC Internet censorship) 盗 采 dào cǎi to mine (or harvest, log, trap animals etc) illegally / illegal mining (or logging etc) 竞 技 动 物 jìng jì dòng wù animals used in blood sports 网 罟 wǎng gǔ net used to catch fish (or other animals such as birds) / (fig.) the net of justice 法網|法网[fa3 wang3] 三 牲 sān shēng the three sacrificial animals (originally cow, sheep and pig / later pig, chicken and fish)
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