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驺虞

騶虞
zōu

Meanings

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zōu
  1. 1.zouyu (mythical animal)
  2. 2.official in charge of park animals
  3. 3.name of an archaic ceremonial tune

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Wiktionary

  1. 1.zouyu (a white beast with black stripes)
  2. 2.official in charge of animals
  3. 3.ceremonial tune for an archery ceremony

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Etymology

Behr (2004b) groups this among several zoonyms (like 狻猊 and 獅子) in ancient Chinese texts to denote lions. See those two for etymology.

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