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獸 (shòu)
[名]
1. 通“狩”。打獵。
[En.] Corresponds to "hunting." Hunting.
2. 四足哺乳動物,多指野獸。
[En.] Four-legged mammals, mostly referring to wild beasts.
3. 泛指鳥獸。
[En.] Generally refers to birds and beasts.
4. 臘,乾肉。
[En.] Preserved meat; dry meat.
5. 獸形的。如:獸侯、獸環。
[En.] Beast-like. For example: beast prince, beast ring.
6. 如野獸般的。比喻野蠻、下流。如:獸心、獸性、獸欲。
[En.] Beastly. Metaphorically refers to savagery or filthiness. For example: beastly heart, beastly nature, beastly desire.
7. 獸炭的省稱。
[En.] Abbreviation for beast charcoal.
8. 通“嘼(xù)”。牲畜,家畜。
[En.] Corresponds to "xù." Livestock, domesticated animals.
獸 (shòu)
[形]
1. 比喻野蠻、殘忍。
[En.] Metaphorically means savage or cruel.
2. 獸形的。
[En.] Beast-like.
引/Examples:
1. 《說文》:獸,守備者。
[En.] "Shuo Wen": Beasts are guardians.
2. 《爾雅·釋鳥》:四足而毛謂之獸。
[En.] "Erya": Four-footed and furry are called beasts.
3. 《釋獸釋文》:獸毛蟲總號。按,獸中可畜養者則曰獸。
[En.] "Shi Shou": Beast furs are generally categorized here. According to specification, those that can be domesticated among beasts are also called beasts.
4. 獸,狐狼之屬。——《周禮·庭氏》注
[En.] Beasts refer to creatures like foxes and wolves. — Notes from "Zhou Li".
5. 《詩·小雅·車攻》:搏獸於敖。
[En.] From "Shijing", the Battle of Beasts.
6. 曹操《卻東西門行》:猛獸步高崗。
[En.] From Cao Cao: Ferocious beasts tread upon tall hills.
7. 《戰國策·齊策》:獸同足者而俱行。
[En.] From "Strategies of the Warring States": Beasts that accompany one another walk together.
8. 《淮南子·說山訓》:山有猛獸。
[En.] "Huainanzi": The mountain has ferocious beasts.
9. 《史記·貨殖列傳序》:山深而獸往之。
[En.] "Records of the Grand Historian": The mountain deep attracts the beasts.
Examples:
- 獸目 (the eyes of a wild beast)
- 獸工 (a craftsman specializing in leather)
- 獸人 (a malicious person, like a beast)
- 獸駭 (wild beasts running in a panic when frightened)
- 獸吻 (a decorative ring on a door resembling a beast's mouth)
- 獸城 (training camp for beasts)
獸 (shòu)
[名]
1. 干肉。
[En.] Dry meat.
Examples:
如: 獸口 (tiger's mouth); 獸吻 (tiger’s mouth); 獸君 (another term for tiger).
引/Examples:
1. 《儀禮》:實獸於其上,東首。
[En.] "Rituals": Place the beast meat there, facing east.
2. 唐人因避唐高祖李淵祖李虎諱,往往把虎字改作「獸」。
[En.] The Tang people, out of respect, often replaced the character for tiger with "beast."
Examples:
如: 獸口 (tiger's mouth); 獸吻 (tiger’s mouth); 獸君 (another term for tiger).