yáo
猺
masked palm civet; used in 黄猺
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
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masked palm civet; Himalayan palm civet (Paguma larvata); yellow civet
Usually used in the compound 黄猺. Historically, this character was also used as an ethnic slur for the Yao people (now written as 瑶), which is now considered offensive and obsolete. In zoological contexts, 黄猺 refers to the masked palm civet, also known as 花面狸 or 果子狸.
Huáng黄
yáo猺
zhǔ主
yào要
qī栖
xī息
zài在
sēn森
lín林
zhōng中
。
The masked palm civet mainly inhabits forests.
Zhè这
zhǒng种
bìng病
dú毒
bèi被
rèn认
wéi为
yuán源
zì自
yě野
shēng生
huáng黄
yáo猺
。
This virus is believed to have originated from wild masked palm civets.
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Dāng当
dì地
rén人
bǎ把
huáng黄
yáo猺
chēng称
wéi为
huā花
miàn面
lí狸
。
Locals call the masked palm civet 'hua mian li'.