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猴 (hau4) — the monkey; ape in Cantonese

hauˎ₄猴
Mandarin Pinyin: hou2

Meaning of 猴

nounthe monkey; ape
nounnaughty; impish (child)

Example Sentences with 猴

hauˎ₄猴ziˊ²子ceotˉ¹出saan1?山?
Is the monkey coming out of the mountain?
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Words Containing 猴

申猴san1 hau4
Year 9, Year of the Monkey
猴頭菇hau4 tau4 gu1
monkey head mushroom; Hericium
獼猴桃mei4 hau4 tou4
奇異果 , 奇偉果
猴急hau4 gap1
anxious (also written less commonly as 喉急)
野生猴子je5 saang1 hau4 zi2
feral monkey
獮猴sin2 hau4
macaque monkey
短尾猴dyun2 mei5 hau4
stump-tailed macaque / monkey
猴子採hau4 zi2 coi2
monkey picked tea | [粵]: 馬騮搣
猴子hau4 zi2
monkey | Spoken in Cantonese as 馬騮 (maa5 lau41)
猴拳hau4 kyun4
Hou Quan (lit., "Monkey Fist") form of martial art
猴年hau4 nin4
the Year of the monkey (one of the 12 year cycle of animals 十二生肖 in the Chinese calendar and zodiac)
猴擒hau4 kam4
antsy; anxious; in a hurry

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