FELINE    貓類

NIMBLE BEAST which HAS FOUR LEGS, SHARP CLAWS, AND ROUND HEAD.
Old Chinese Criteria
There is no general concept for felines. Commonly mentioned felines are these: 1. By far the most common feline in ancient Chinese literature is the hǔ 虎 "tiger". See TIGER. 2. Bào 豹 refers to the leopard who has also captured the ancient Chinese imagination. 3. Lí 狸 and māo 貓 refer to lithe small wild-cat-like creatures, possibly badgers, and the inclusion here is tentative to say the least. 4. Shī zǐ 獅子 refers to the lion, but the lion was largely unknown in China. NB: The lion was not known in ancient China and is first mentioned in Eastern Han times by Xún Yuè 荀悅.
Modern Chinese Criteria
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Hyponym
  • LION　MOST STRONG AND MOST BIG FELINE. (anc: 9/0, child: 0)
  • TIGER　INTENSELY LARGE STRIPED FELINE which CAN EAT HUMANS. [BIOLOGY] (anc: 9/0, child: 0)
  • LEOPARD　BIG FELINE that CAN RUN INTENSELY FAST. [] (anc: 9/0, child: 0)
  • CAT　COMMON SMALL FELINE OFTEN REARED IN HOMES. (anc: 9/0, child: 0)
Hypernym
  • BEAST　BIG WILD VERTEBRATE. (anc: 7/0, child: 12)
  • VERTEBRATE　ANIMAL which HAS a SPINE BONE. (anc: 6/0, child: 2)
  • ANIMAL　CREATURE ABLE to FEEL AND MOVE. (anc: 5/0, child: 12)
  • A Dictionary of Selected Synonyms in the Principal Indo-European Languages ( BUCK 1988) p. 3.62

    • Words (10 items)

    虎豹  hǔ bào OC: qhlaaʔ preewɡs MC: huo̝ pɣɛu 14 Attributions
      Syntactic words
    • NPfigurativedangerous wicked men
    • NPnonreferentialtiger- and leopard-like beasts; tigers and leopards
    豹  bào OC: preewɡs MC: pɣɛu 12 Attributions

    Bào 豹 refers to the leopard who has also captured the ancient Chinese imagination.

      Word relations
    • Assoc: 虎/TIGER By far the most common feline in ancient Chinese literature is the hǔ 虎 "tiger".

      Syntactic words
    • nleopard
    • nadVlike a leopard
    • vichangeturn into a leopard
    貍  lí OC: ɡ-rɯ MC: lɨ 3 Attributions

    Lí 狸 and māo 貓 refer to lithe small wild-cat-like creatures, possibly badgers, and the inclusion here is tentative to say the least.

      Syntactic words
    • nwild weasel-like? minor feline;  
    • nadVlike a wild cat?
    貍  lí OC: ɡ-rɯ MC: lɨ 3 Attributions
      Syntactic words
    • nkind of wild cat
    貓  māo OC: mreew MC: mɣɛu 3 Attributions

    Lí 狸 and māo 貓 refer to lithe small wild-cat-like creatures, possibly badgers, and the inclusion here is tentative to say the least.

      Syntactic words
    • n(wild) cat
    貂  diāo OC: k-leew MC: teu 2 Attributions
      Syntactic words
    • nmarten; sable; mink
    • nmadNmade of sable fur
    貓兒  māo ér OC: mreew ŋje MC: mɣɛu ȵiɛ 2 Attributions
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    • NPcat
    菟  tú OC: daa MC: duo̝ 1 Attribution
      Syntactic words
    • nword for tiger in the 楚 dialect
    貔  pí OC: bi MC: bi 0 Attributions
      Syntactic words
    • npost-Han: leopard or panther??
    貙  chū OC: khrlo MC: ʈhi̯o 0 Attributions
      Syntactic words
    • nLIE: wild cat