猴
hóu
Pinyin

Definition

猴
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hóu
  1. monkey
  2. CL:隻|只[zhī]

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

猴子
hóu zi
  1. 1 monkey
  2. 2 classifier: 只 zhī
猕猴桃
mí hóu táo
  1. 1 kiwi fruit
  2. 2 Chinese gooseberry
猴
hóu
  1. 1 monkey
  2. 2 classifier: 只 zhī
猴儿
hóu ér
  1. 1 little devil
猴年
hóu nián
  1. 1 Year of the Monkey (e.g. 2004)

Idioms (4)

杀鸡儆猴
shā jī jǐng hóu
  1. 1 lit. killing the chicken to warn the monkey (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to punish an individual as an example to others
  3. 3 pour encourager les autres
杀鸡吓猴
shā jī xià hóu
  1. 1 lit. killing the chicken to scare the monkey (idiom); to punish an individual as an example to others
  2. 2 pour encourager les autres
杀鸡警猴
shā jī jǐng hóu
  1. 1 lit. killing the chicken to warn the monkey (idiom); to punish an individual as an example to others
  2. 2 pour encourager les autres
沐猴而冠
mù hóu ér guàn
  1. 1 lit. a monkey wearing a hat (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. worthless person in imposing attire

Sample Sentences

金猴献桃
jīn hóu xiàn táo
the golden monkey gifts the magical peach
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猴年如意
hóu nián rúyì
may the year of the monkey go according to your wishes
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猴年行大运
hóu nián xíngdàyùn
may the year of the monkey bring you great luck
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风调雨顺百花开、猴年亨通好彩头。
fēngtiáoyǔshùn bǎi huā kāi 、hóu nián hēngtōng hǎocǎitóu 。
May we have good rain and wind and may all the flowers blossom. May the year of the monkey go smoothly and be full of good omens.
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恭喜大家过猴年、快乐逍遥乐神仙。
gōngxǐ dàjiā guò hóu nián 、kuàilè xiāoyáo lè shénxiān 。
Wishing everyone a wonderful year of the monkey. May we all be happy and joyful as the gods and the fairies.
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哎呦喂，有必要这么夸张吗你！都爬凳子上了，拜托你别跟个猴似的上蹿下跳，猴年都过啦！
āiyōu wéi ，yǒu bìyào zhème kuāzhāng ma nǐ ！dōu pá dèngzi shàng le ，bàituō nǐ bié gēn gè hóu shìde shàngcuānxiàtiào ，hóunián dōu guò la ！
Oh gosh, do you have to be so over the top? You've already climbed up on your chair. Please stop leaping up and down like a monkey,
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你去年也讲金猴报喜，很没创意耶。
nǐ qùnián yě jiǎng jīn hóu bào xǐ ，hěn méi chuàngyì yē 。
Last year you said "the golden monkey calls out to mark a happy occasion", you're really lacking in creativity.
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其次按照生肖来起名，十二生肖为，鼠牛虎兔龙蛇马羊猴鸡狗猪，里面有生活在森林草地的动物，有生活在山岩峭壁的动物。
qícì ànzhào shēngxiào lái qǐmíng ，shí èr shēngxiào wèi ，shǔ niú hǔ tù lóng shé mǎ yáng hóu jī gǒu zhū ，lǐmiàn yǒu shēnghuó zài sēnlín cǎodì de dòngwù ，yǒu shēnghuó zài shānyán qiàobì de dòngwù 。
Then you name them using the 12 animals of the Chinese zodiac. The twelve animals are, the rat, the ox, the tiger, the rabbit, the dragon, the snake, the horse, the goat, the monkey, the rooster, the dog and the pig. Among them all there are those that live in the forest, those that live in the meadows and those that live in among the mountains.
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哇！真是猴赛雷呀！那个节目我也知道，是给全国老百姓上春晚舞台表演的机会。哇，差一点就在春晚看到你了！
wā ！zhēn shì hóusàiléi ya ！nàge jiémù wǒ yě zhīdào ，shì gěi quánguó lǎobǎixìng shàng chūn wǎn wǔtái biǎoyǎn de jīhuì 。wā ，chàyīdiǎn jiù zài chūn wǎn kàndào nǐ le ！
Wow, that's really impressive. I know that show! It's a show for everyone in the country to have a chance to participate in the CNY gala show. Wow, that was close, I could have seen you on TV.
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我属猴，你呢？
wǒ shǔ hóu ，nǐ ne ？
I'm a monkey. You?
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