FELINE  貓類

NIMBLE BEAST which HAS FOUR LEGS, SHARP CLAWS, AND ROUND HEAD.
Hypernym
Hyponym
  • LION　MOST STRONG AND MOST BIG FELINE.
    • TIGER　INTENSELY LARGE STRIPED FELINE which CAN EAT HUMANS. [BIOLOGY]
      • LEOPARD　BIG FELINE that CAN RUN INTENSELY FAST. []
        • CAT　COMMON SMALL FELINE OFTEN REARED IN HOMES.
          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
          ??

          • A Dictionary of Selected Synonyms in the Principal Indo-European Languages ( BUCK 1988) p. 3.62

          Words

          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
            Syntactic words
          • 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

          Existing SW for

          Here are Syntactic Words already defined in the database: