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麋鹿 (mí lù) — Père David's deer (a species of deer native to China); (slang) rude person

Definition

Literally 'Père David's deer' (a rare species once native to China's wetlands), used in wildlife and conservation contexts. In modern slang it can also call someone a 'rude person' — like calling them 'a wild animal'.

noun
Père David's deer (a species of deer native to China)(slang) rude person
Measure word · 只

Examples

  • ，麋鹿。
    Zài dòng wù yuán lǐ, wǒ kàn dào le jǐ zhī mí lù.
    In the zoo, I saw several Père David's deer.
  • 麋鹿。
    mí lù Shì zhōng guó tè yǒu de zhēn xī dòng wù.
    Père David's deer is a rare animal unique to China.
  • ，麋鹿。
    Tā shuō huà hěn méi lǐ mào, zhēn shì gè mí lù.
    He speaks very impolitely; he's really a rude person.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
偏正piānzhèngModifier + head

The first part narrows down the second: it says what kind of thing the head is.

麋mía kind of deer
鹿lùdeer

麋 names the kind and 鹿 shows it is a deer, giving Père David's deer.

Characters in this word

No reliable origin is recorded for this character.

A drawing of the thing itself, worn down over three thousand years into a few strokes.

鹿 is a picture of a deer, with antlers, head, mouth, and bent legs; in the current form these parts are abstracted.

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