(hóu) — (noun) monkey; (colloquial) clever, sharp person; smart aleck; (colloquial) mischievous person; imp (often used for children)

Definição

Literally 'monkey', but in colloquial speech 猴 also describes a clever, mischievous person — usually a child — based on the animal's quick, restless image. Compare with 猴子, the standard plain word for the animal itself.

noun
monkey(colloquial) cleversharp personsmart aleck(colloquial) mischievous personimp (often used for children)
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Exemplos

  • Dòng wù yuán lǐ yǒu sān zhī hóu, tè bié huó pō.
    There are three monkeys in the zoo, very lively.
  • Nǐ zhēn shì gè hóu jīng, shén me bàn fǎ dōu xiǎng dé chū lái!
    You're such a sly monkey—you come up with every trick!
  • Zhè hái zi gēn xiǎo hóu shì de, yí kè yě xián bú zhù.
    This child is like a little monkey, always restless.

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