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野生龙猫

野生龍貓
yěshēnglóngmāo
noun

Measure Word

一只野生龙猫 zhī

Meanings

  1. 1 wild chinchilla (Chinchilla spp. in their natural habitat)

Examples

野生龙猫只生活在南美洲的安第斯山脉。
Yěshēng lóngmāo zhǐ shēnghuó zài Nán Měizhōu de Āndìsī shānmài.
Wild chinchillas live only in the Andes of South America.
野生龙猫数量因为皮毛贸易急剧下降。
Yěshēng lóngmāo shùliàng yīnwèi pímáo màoyì jíjù xiàjiàng.
Wild chinchilla populations have plummeted due to the fur trade.

Tips

culture
龙猫 literally "dragon cat" is also the Chinese title of Miyazaki's Totoro — so in casual conversation 龙猫 usually means Totoro or a pet chinchilla. 野生 ("wild") narrows it unambiguously to the Andean rodent.

In Pop Culture

龙猫 Lóngmāo
My Neighbor Totoro
The 1988 Studio Ghibli film — its Chinese title is 龙猫, which is also the Chinese name for chinchilla, causing persistent naming confusion.

Stroke Order

野 yě
生 shēng
龙 lóng
猫 māo