māo

cat

DEFINITIONS

貓 māo
  • cat
  • CL:隻|只[zhi1]
  • (dialect) to hide oneself
  • (coll.) modem

WORDS

科 māo kē Felidae (the cat family)
聲鳥 māo shēng niǎo catbird
腰 máo yāo to bend over
膩 māo nì (coll.) something fishy; shenanigans
霧族 māo wù zú Babuza, one of the indigenous peoples of Taiwan
頭鷹 māo tóu yīng owl
鼠遊戲 māo shǔ yóu xì cat and mouse game
鼬 māo yòu see 狐獴[hu2 meng3]
duǒ māo māo hide-and-seek (game); peekaboo (game)
láng māo (coll.) tomcat
野生 yě shēng māo wild cat
yě māo wildcat; stray cat
阿狗 ā māo ā gǒu any Tom, Dick or Harry; anyone (contemptuous)
xióng māo F-14 Tomcat; male cat, usually 公貓|公猫[gong1 mao1]
líng māo civet (arboreal cat); viverrid (mammal group including mongoose and civet)
類 líng māo lèi a civet (arboreal cat); viverrid (mammal group including mongoose and civet)
shè māo civet (zoology)
麝香 shè xiāng māo civet (zoology)
lóng māo chinchilla; Totoro (anime character)