禽兽 (qín shòu) — (noun) birds and beasts; animals (collective, literary); (noun) beastly person; brute; savage (strong insult)
Definition
Literary collective term for 'birds and beasts' (all animals). Also a strong insult — 'brute, beast' — for someone who acts cruelly, like an animal.
noun
birds and beastsanimals (collective, literary)beastly personbrutesavage (strong insult)
Measure word · 个
Examples
- 禽兽。Zhè zhǒng xíng wéi jiǎn zhí lián qín shòu dōu bù rú.This kind of behavior is even worse than that of an animal.
- ，禽兽。Tā nüè dài ér tóng, jiǎn zhí shì gè qín shòu.He abuses children — he's an absolute brute.
- 禽兽。Gǔ dài wén xiàn zhōng cháng jiāng qín shòu yǔ rén lèi duì bǐ.Ancient texts often contrast birds and beasts with humans.
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