yèhóu

叶猴

Word · NounTraditional葉猴

leaf monkey; langur

Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma

Meanings

1 sense · 3 examples
1.

noun

leaf monkey; langur (long-tailed Asian monkey feeding on leaves)

Refers to various species of langurs (subfamily Colobinae) found in Asia. China is home to six distinct species including the白头叶猴 (white-headed langur) and 黑叶猴 (Francois' langur), all of which are endangered or critically endangered.

Yè叶
hóu猴
zhǔ主
yào要
qī栖
xī息
zài在
rè热
dài带
hé和
yà亚
rè热
dài带
de的
sēn森
lín林
zhōng中
 。

Leaf monkeys mainly inhabit tropical and subtropical forests.

Bái白
tóu头
yè叶
hóu猴
shì是
Zhōng中
guó国
tè特
yǒu有
de的
zhēn珍
xī稀
bīn濒
wēi危
dòng动
wù物
 。

The white-headed langur is a rare and endangered animal unique to China.

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Zhè这
qún群
yè叶
hóu猴
zhèng正
zài在
shù树
shàng上
chī吃
nèn嫩
yè叶
 。

This group of langurs is eating tender leaves in the trees.