"Monkey" • Chinese-English Dictionary

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猴子 hóu zi monkey / CL:隻|只[zhi1]
猴儿 hóu r monkey
猴 hóu monkey / CL:隻|只[zhi1]
猓 guǒ monkey
猢 hú monkey
马骝 mǎ liú monkey (dialect) / little monkey (affectionate term for children, subordinates)
悟空 Wù Kōng Sun Wukong, the Monkey King, character with supernatural powers from the novel Journey to the West 西遊記|西游记[Xi1 You2 Ji4]
猴年 hóu nián Year of the Monkey (e.g. 2004)
齐天大圣 Qí tiān Dà shèng Great Sage the Equal of Heaven, self-proclaimed title of the Monkey King Sun Wukong 孫悟空|孙悟空[Sun1 Wu4 kong1] in the novel Journey to the West 西遊記|西游记[Xi1 you2 Ji4]
心猿意马 xīn yuán yì mǎ lit. heart like a frisky monkey, mind like a cantering horse (idiom) / fig. capricious (derog.) / to have ants in one's pants / hyperactive / adventurous and uncontrollable
大闹天宫 Dà nào Tiān gōng Monkey Wreaks Havoc in Heaven, story about the Monkey King Sun Wukong 孫悟空|孙悟空[Sun1 Wu4 kong1] from the novel Journey to the West 西遊記|西游记
金丝猴 jīn sī hóu golden snub-nosed monkey (Rhinopithecus roxellana)
孙行者 Sūn xíng zhě Sun Wukong 孫悟空|孙悟空[Sun1 Wu4 kong1], the Monkey King, character with supernatural powers in the novel Journey to the West 西遊記|西游记[Xi1 you2 Ji4]
吉尔达 jí ěr dá gelada (Theropithecus gelada), Ethiopian herbivorous monkey similar to baboon
申 shēn to extend / to state / to explain / 9th earthly branch: 3-5 p.m., 7th solar month (7th August-7th September), year of the Monkey / ancient Chinese compass point: 240°
禺 yù legendary monkey of ancient China
猁 lì a kind of monkey
杀鸡儆猴 shā jī jǐng hóu lit. killing the chicken to warn the monkey (idiom) / fig. to punish an individual as an example to others / pour encourager les autres
沐猴而冠 mù hóu ér guàn lit. a monkey wearing a hat (idiom) / fig. worthless person in imposing attire
笼鸟槛猿 lóng niǎo jiàn yuán bird in a basket, monkey in a cage (idiom) / prisoner
猴王 Hóu wáng Sun Wukong, the Monkey King, character with supernatural powers in the novel Journey to the West 西遊記|西游记[Xi1 you2 Ji4]
耍猴 shuǎ hóu to get a monkey to perform tricks / to put on a monkey show / to make fun of sb / to tease
孙悟空 Sūn Wù kōng Sun Wukong, the Monkey King, character with supernatural powers in the novel Journey to the West 西遊記|西游记[Xi1 you2 Ji4] / Son Goku, the main character in Dragon Ball 七龍珠|七龙珠[Qi1 long2 zhu1]
猴戏 hóu xì monkey show
西游记 Xī yóu Jì Journey to the West, Ming dynasty novel by Wu Cheng'en 吳承恩|吴承恩, one of the Four Classic Novels of Chinese literature / also called Pilgrimage to the West or Monkey
猴痘病毒 hóu dòu bìng dú monkey pox virus
僧帽猴 sēng mào hóu capuchin monkey / genus Cebidae
杀鸡给猴看 shā jī gěi hóu kàn lit. to kill a chicken in front of a monkey / fig. to make an example of sb (by punishment) to frighten others
长鼻猴 cháng bí hóu proboscis monkey (Nasalis larvatus), aka long-nosed monkey
狮尾狒 shī wěi fèi gelada (Theropithecus gelada), Ethiopian herbivorous monkey similar to baboon / also written 吉爾達|吉尔达[ji2 er3 da2]
哈奴曼 Hā nú màn Hanuman, a monkey God in the Indian epic Ramayana
恒河猴 Héng hé hóu rhesus macaque (Macaca mulatta) / rhesus monkey / lit. river Ganges monkey of north India
杀鸡吓猴 shā jī xià hóu lit. killing the chicken to scare the monkey (idiom) / to punish an individual as an example to others / pour encourager les autres
杀鸡警猴 shā jī jǐng hóu lit. killing the chicken to warn the monkey (idiom) / to punish an individual as an example to others / pour encourager les autres
无支祁 Wú zhī qí a water goblin in Chinese mythology usually depicted as a monkey
申猴 shēn hóu Year 9, year of the Monkey (e.g. 2004)
管子钳 guǎn zi qián pipe wrench / monkey wrench
眼镜猴 yǎn jìng hóu tarsier monkey
银叶猴 yín yè hóu silvered leaf monkey / silvered langur
瞎晃 xiā huàng to roam about / to monkey around
鬼名堂 guǐ míng tang dirty trick / monkey business
程序猿 chéng xù yuán (Internet slang) code monkey
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