Like many other languages, Chinese language has many compound words. A compound word is a word that joined by two or more old words.
Many animal names in Chinese are compound words; some people found them strange; some found them quite clever.
Could you guess what animals they are in the below:
袋鼠 （C-doih-syú; M-dàishŭ)
Bag Mouse
壁虎 （C-bik-fú; M-bìhŭ)
Wall Tiger
海象 (C-hói-jeuhng; M-hăixiàng)
Sea Elephant
長頸鹿/长颈鹿 (C-chèuhng-géng-luhk; M-chángjǐnglù)
Long Neck Deer
鴨嘴獸/鸭嘴兽 (C-ngaap-jéui-sau; M-yāzuǐshòu)
Duck Beak Monster
Click on the characters to check the answers!
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