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wū yā乌鸦crow
qǐ é企鹅penguin
tù兔hare
tù zi兔子hare
cì wei刺猬Rrinaceus earopaeus
xǐ què喜鹊magpie
tiān é天鹅swan
nǎi niú奶牛milk cow
shān yáng山羊goat; vaulting buck/horse
bān mǎ斑马zebra
sōng shǔ松鼠squirrel
shuǐ niú水牛buff
shuǐ zhì水蛭leech
hé mǎ河马river horse
hǎi tún海豚dolphin
hǎi bào海豹seal
hǎi mǎ海马sea horse
hǎi ōu海鸥sea gull
hǎi guī海龟green/sea/marine turtle; persons who have returned to their country after a period abroad
xióng熊bear; useless
xióng māo熊猫panda
yàn zi燕子swallow
niú牛cattle; stubborn or arrogant
mǔ lì牡蛎oyster
máo niú牦牛yak
xī niú犀牛rhinoceros
hú li狐狸fox
gǒu狗dog; damned
shī zi狮子lion
láng狼wolf
xīng xing猩猩gorilla
zhū猪swine
māo tóu yīng猫头鹰owl
hóu猴monkey; clever
hóu zi猴子monkey
bái yǐ白蚁white ant
zhāng yú章鱼octopus
mián yáng绵羊sheep
yáng羊sheep; a surname
líng yáng羚羊antelope
lǎo hǔ老虎tiger; energy-consuming machine
lǎo shǔ老鼠mouse
cāng ying苍蝇fly
yíng huǒ chóng萤火虫firefly
xiā虾shrimp
mǎ yǐ蚂蚁ant
wén蚊mosquito
bàng蚌freshwater mussel
qiū yǐn蚯蚓earthworm
shé蛇snake
huí chóng蛔虫roundworm
yǐ蛾same as 蚁
wú gōng蜈蚣centipede
wō niú蜗牛snail
zhī zhū蜘蛛spider
mì fēng蜜蜂honey bee
qīng tíng蜻蜓dragonfly
chán蝉cicada
xiē zi蝎子scorpion
huáng chóng蝗虫locust
biān fú蝙蝠bat
hú dié蝴蝶butterfly
xī shuài蟋蟀cricket
zhāng láng蟑螂cockroach
xiè蟹crab
chán chú蟾蜍toad; the moon
dài shǔ袋鼠kangaroo
xiàng象elephant; appearance
bào豹panther
bào zi豹子leopard
tiào zao跳蚤flea
yě tù野兔hare
jīn yú金鱼goldfish
cháng jǐng lù长颈鹿giraffe
yàn雁wild goose
qīng wā青蛙frog
mǎ马horse; horse, one of the pieces in Chinese chess
lǘ驴donkey
luò tuo骆驼camel
luó骡mule
yú鱼fish; a surname
yóu yú鱿鱼squid
shā yú鲨鱼shark
jīng鲸whale
è yú鳄鱼crocodile
niǎo鸟bird; penis
jī鸡chicken; prostitute
yā鸭duck
tuó niǎo鸵鸟ostrich
gē zi鸽子dove
é鹅goose
ān chún鹌鹑quail
yīng wǔ鹦鹉parrot
yīng鹰hawk
lù鹿deer; state power
má què麻雀sparrow; mahjong
shǔ鼠mouse
hǔ虎tiger; brave
dà xiàng大象elephant
mǔ jī母鸡hen
