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Jyutping hau4 zi2
Pinyin hóu zi

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. monkey
  2. CL:隻|只[zhi1]
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 名詞、書面語
    猴​;​馬​騮
    monkey
    • 馬騮好曳。
      马骝好曳。
      maa5 lau1 hou2 jai5.
      猴子很調皮。
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. noun
    monkey (Classifier: 隻/只 m)
  2. noun, Beijing, Jianghuai-Mandarin, Jin, Wu, dialectal
    dice
  3. noun, Wu, dialectal
    boy
  4. noun, Gan, Hakka, Jin, dialectal
    praying mantis
Examples (Tatoeba—Mandarin-English)
  1. Mandarin
    山上发现了不少猴子。
    山上發現了不少猴子。
    shān shàng fā xiàn le bù shǎo hóu zi 。
    • Not a few monkeys were found in the mountain.
  2. Mandarin
    对猴子来说,爬树很容易。
    對猴子來説,爬樹很容易。
    duì hóu zi lái shuō , pá shù hěn róng yì 。
    • It is easy for a monkey to climb a tree.
  3. Mandarin
    猴子跳到他身上的时候,他受到了惊吓。
    猴子跳到他身上的時候,他受到了驚嚇。
    hóu zi tiào dào tā shēn shang de shí hou , tā shòu dào le jīng xià 。
    • He was scared when the monkey jumped at him.
  4. Mandarin
    我看见一些猴子正在爬树。
    我看見一些猴子正在爬樹。
    wǒ kàn jiàn yī xiē hóu zi zhèng zài pá shù 。
    • I saw some monkeys climbing the tree.
  5. Mandarin
    男人不能变成女人,就像猴子不能进化成人类一样。
    男人不能變成女人,就像猴子不能進化成人類一樣。
    nán rén bù néng biàn chéng nǚ rén , jiù xiàng hóu zi bù néng jìn huà chéng rén lèi yī yàng 。
    • A man can no more become a woman than a monkey can develop into a man.
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    佢惯咗打西拳,规例系唔准打下体,所以佢挡唔到𠮶下猴子偷桃。
    佢慣咗打西拳,規例係唔准打下體,所以佢擋唔到嗰下猴子偷桃。
    keoi5 gwaan3 zo2 daa2 sai1 kyun2, kwai1 lai6 hai6 mm4 zeon2 daa2 haa6 tai2, so2 ji5 keoi5 dong2 mm4 dou2 go2 haa5 hau4 zi2 tau1 tou4
    • He is used to play western style boxing, the rules said no attack on genital organ, that's why he couldn't handle that sneak attack on his scrotum.
Examples (Wiktionary)
  1. Mandarin
    猴子爬上了树。
    猴子爬上了樹。
    hóu zi pá shàng le shù .
    • The monkey climbed up a tree.
  2. Mandarin
    正当猴子忙得昏天暗地之时,肥猫会突然提起猴子早就忘了的另外几件事,然后就鼻子不是鼻子脸不是脸的把猴子狠狠臭骂一顿。
    正當猴子忙得昏天暗地之時,肥貓會突然提起猴子早就忘了的另外幾件事,然後就鼻子不是鼻子臉不是臉的把猴子狠狠臭罵一頓。
    zhèng dāng hóu zi máng de hūn ti ā nàn dì zhī shí , féi māo huì tū rán tí qǐ hóu zi zǎo jiù wàng le de lìng wài jǐ jiàn shì , rán hòu jiù bí zi bù shì bí zi liǎn bù shì liǎn de bǎ hóu zi hěn hěn chòu mà yī dùn .
    • Just as the monkey was dazed and confused, the fat cat suddenly mentioned something he had forgotten, whereupon the fat cat got ticked off and ruthlessly started to abuse him.
  3. Mandarin
    我要为他生猴子!
    我要為他生猴子!
    wǒ yào wèi tā shēng hóu zi !
    • I would like to bear a baby for him!