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熊掌
xióngzhǎng
1.
bear paw (as food)
Uncommon • Top 36%
Character Breakdown
Compound Words (2)
鱼与熊掌
yúyǔxióngzhǎng
lit. the fish and the bear's paw, you can't have both at the same time (idiom, from Mencius); fig. you must choose one or the other
鱼与熊掌不可兼得
yúyǔxióngzhǎngbùkějiāndé
lit. the fish and the bear's paw, you can't have both at the same time (idiom, from Mencius); fig. you must choose one or the other
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- Chinese
- Word Frequency Rank
- 30,509 of 84,292