神獸

Chinese

God; unusual; mysterious
God; unusual; mysterious; soul; spirit; divine essence; lively; spiritual being
 
 beast; quadruped
trad. (神獸) 神 獸
simp. (神兽) 神 兽

Pronunciation

Noun

神獸

  1. mythological creature
  2. (Mainland China, Internet slang) fictional animals invented by Chinese netizens; (specifically) grass mud horse
  3. (Mainland China, Internet slang) llama and alpaca in general

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (神獸):
  • → Japanese: 神(しん)獣(じゅう) (shinjū)
  • → Korean: 신수(神獸) (sinsu)

Proper noun

神獸

  1. era name used during the Northern Wei dynasty (528–530)
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