麋鹿

mílù
noun #17,914

Measure Word

Meanings

  1. 1 Pere David's deer
  2. 2 milu (Elaphurus davidianus)

Examples

Mílù shì Zhōngguó tèyǒu de zhēnxī dòngwù.
The Pere David's deer is a rare animal unique to China.
Mílù céngjīng zài Zhōngguó mièjué, hòulái cóng guówài yǐnhuí.
Pere David's deer once went extinct in China and were later reintroduced from abroad.

Tips

culture
麋鹿 is also called (sì bù xiàng, 'resembles none of the four') because it supposedly has the horns of a deer, neck of a camel, hooves of a cow, and tail of a donkey — yet looks like none of them.

Stroke Order

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