crocodile; alligator; term from 'Water Margin'
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Meanings
1 sense · 2 examplesnoun
crocodile; alligator
archaicAn archaic literary term for crocodile, primarily known from its use in the classic novel 'Water Margin' (《水浒传》). It is not used in modern Chinese except in historical or literary contexts. The variant 忽律 is equivalent.
《
Shuǐ水
hǔ浒
zhuàn传
》
zhōng中
Lǐ李
Kuí逵
chuò绰
hào号
“
Hēi黑
Xuàn旋
Fēng风
”
，
yǒu有
Liáng梁
Shān山
hǎo好
hàn汉
céng曾
bǐ比
yù喻
tā他
xiōng凶
měng猛
rú如
hū忽
lǜ律
。
In 'Water Margin', Li Kui's nickname is 'Black Whirlwind', and some Liangshan heroes have compared his ferocity to that of a crocodile.
Zhè这
ge个
cí词
yě也
xiě写
zuò作
“
hū忽
lǜ律
”
，
yì意
si思
xiāng相
tóng同
。
This word is also written as '忽律' with the same meaning.