| Change log entry 39538 | |
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| Processed by: | ycandau (2012-01-14 18:28:30 UTC) |
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<< review queue entry 38256 - submitted by 'cchase' >> eg 中國貓熊野放計畫，昨天邁出第一步。六頭圈養長大的貓熊，從牠們出生 長大的成都貓熊基地，被載送到四川 actually they are a kind of 熊 not a kind of 貓 Editor: this is hardly the question. 黄鼠狼 is not a kind of wolf. The origin of the word is debatable. Wp quotes 1935年出版的《中华大字典》「熊」之（三）：「熊貓，獸名，似貓而善升木。 」從所附熊貓圖看，指的是小熊貓。.... which could be an explanation: western fashion, the name "panda" was extended from the red panda to the giant panda, although the first is catlike and the second not. Anyway: the word is used in PRC as well as Taiwan, but a minority in both places (I'm basing this on G-hits, dicts, personal experience and directly asking a Tw born-and-bred); it is also used by scientists (pedants). When I was young, giant panda was NOT classified among Ursidae, if I remember correctly; maybe we'll wait until the next change in taxonomy to argue about the logic of the name :-) |
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# 貓熊 猫熊 [mao1 xiong2] /panda (Taiwanese term)/CL:隻|只[zhi1],頭|头[tou2]/ + 貓熊 猫熊 [mao1 xiong2] /see 熊貓|熊猫[xiong2 mao1]/ |