shǐ

豕

Character · Noun

pig (literary)

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Meanings

1 sense · 3 examples

noun

literary

A literary and archaic term for pig, found in classical texts, idioms, and formal writing. The modern common word for pig is 猪 (zhū).

láng狼

bēn奔

shǐ豕

tū突

wolves running and pigs rushing — a disorderly stampede or panic-stricken flight of defeated troops

fēng封

shǐ豕

cháng长

shé蛇

huge boar and long snake — rapacious and greedy (idiom describing tyrants)

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shǐ豕

láo牢

zhī之

zhōng中

within the pigsty — in a filthy or confined place