Orangutan in Chinese: 猩猩 (xīng xing)

xīng xing

orangutan

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Definitions

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

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ㄒㄧㄥ

xīng

/ x/ i/ eng/ first tone

˙ㄒㄧㄥ

xing

˙/ neutral tone/ x/ i/ eng

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  • 动物园里的猩猩正在爬树。

    dòng wù yuán lǐ de xīng xing zhèng zài pá shù。

    The orangutan in the zoo is climbing a tree.

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