yellow weasel; Siberian weasel
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
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yellow weasel; Siberian weasel (Mustela sibirica)
neutralA small carnivorous mammal, brownish-yellow with a long body and short legs. In Chinese folklore, it is sometimes associated with supernatural beings (黄大仙).
Zuó昨
wǎn晚
wǒ我
kàn看
jiàn见
yī一
zhī只
huáng黄
shǔ鼠
láng狼
pǎo跑
guò过
qù去
le了
。
I saw a yellow weasel run past last night.
Huáng黄
shǔ鼠
láng狼
yǒu有
shí时
huì会
tōu偷
chī吃
jiā家
qín禽
。
Yellow weasels sometimes steal and eat poultry.
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Mín民
jiān间
chuán传
shuō说
lǐ里
，
huáng黄
shǔ鼠
láng狼
bèi被
chēng称
zuò作
'
huáng黄
dà大
xiān仙
'
。
In folk legends, the yellow weasel is called 'Huang Daxian' (a weasel spirit).