wěi
蜼
long-tailed monkey (literary)
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Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesnoun
long-tailed monkey; snub-nosed monkey
archaicA literary term for a long-tailed primate, particularly the golden snub-nosed monkey, found in classical Chinese texts.
Wěi蜼
，
cháng长
wěi尾
yuán猿
yě也
，
shàn善
xiào啸
。
The wěi is a long-tailed monkey, skilled at howling.
Shēn深
shān山
zhōng中
yǒu有
wěi蜼
，
qí其
wěi尾
shèn甚
cháng长
。
In the deep mountains dwell long-tailed monkeys, whose tails are extremely long.
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Bó博
wù物
guǎn馆
cáng藏
yǒu有
Shāng商
dài代
wěi蜼
yí彝
。
The museum holds a Shang dynasty ritual vessel decorated with monkey motifs.