兽王 (shòu wáng) — king of the beasts; lion

Definition

A literary title for the lion as 'king of all beasts' (百兽之王) — used in storytelling, idioms, and prose rather than everyday speech. Functionally equivalent to 狮子; this is a poetic epithet, not a separate species.

noun

king of the beastslion

Measure word · 个

Examples

兽王。
Shī zi bèi chēng wéi shòu wáng.
The lion is called the king of the beasts.
兽王。
Zhè bù jì lù piàn jiǎng shù le shòu wáng de gù shi.
This documentary tells the story of the king of the beasts.
，兽王。
Zài sēn lín lǐ, shòu wáng shì bǎi shòu zhī wáng.
In the forest, the lion is the king of all animals.

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