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猩猩

xīng xing · xing xing

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

Meaning

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  1. orangutan
  2. (slang) dialect speaker whose speech is corrupted by Standard Mandarin

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2 examples
01

虽(suī)然(rán)猩(xīng)猩(xing)不(bù)懂(dǒng)得(de)开(kāi)口(kǒu)说(shuō)话(huà)，但(dàn)牠(tā)们(men)能(néng)用(yòng)其(qí)他(tā)方(fāng)式(shì)和(hé)人(rén)类(lèi)沟(gōu)通(tōng)。

Gorillas cannot use their lips and tongues to speak, but they can communicate with people in other ways.

Tatoeba: Chinese by nickyeow · English by papabear · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

02

动(dòng)物(wù)园(yuán)里(lǐ)的(de)猩(xīng)猩(xing)正(zhèng)安(ān)静(jìng)地(de)吃(chī)着(zhe)水(shuǐ)果(guǒ)。

The orangutan in the zoo is quietly eating fruit.

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