hóu

monkey

CL:隻|只[zhi1]

animal (犭) + sound hóu (侯) = monkey

The dog radical marks this as an animal, which is the only semantic work being done here. 侯 contributes the sound hóu and nothing more.

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树上有一只在吃果子。

shù shàng yǒu yī zhī hóu zài chī guǒ zi。

There is a monkey in the tree eating fruit.

动物园里的很聪明,会用手拿东西。

dòng wù yuán lǐ de hóu hěn cōng míng,huì yòng shǒu ná dōng xi。

The monkeys in the zoo are very clever and can pick up things with their hands.

Words with 猴

狐猴

hú hóu

lemur

金丝猴

jīn sī hóu

golden snub-nosed monkey (Rhinopithecus roxellana)

长鼻猴

cháng bí hóu

proboscis monkey (Nasalis larvatus), aka long-nosed monkey

僧帽猴

sēng mào hóu

capuchin monkey

卷尾猴

juǎn wěi hóu

white-headed capuchin (Cebus capucinus)

婴猴

yīng hóu

galago; bush baby

山中无老虎,猴子称大王

shān zhōng wú lǎo hǔ , hóu zi chēng dà wáng

in the country of the blind the one-eyed man is king (idiom)

恒河猴

héng hé hóu

rhesus macaque (Macaca mulatta)

抓猴

zhuā hóu

(Tw) to catch an adulterous man in the act (from Taiwanese 掠猴, Tai-lo pr. [lia̍h-kâu])

杀鸡儆猴

shā jī jǐng hóu

lit. to kill the chicken to warn the monkey (idiom)

杀鸡吓猴

shā jī xià hóu

see 殺雞儆猴|杀鸡儆猴[sha1 ji1 jing3 hou2]

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

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