Panda
Mao Xiong or Xiong Mao?
Among the Chinese there is much confusion about the most appropriate word for panda. Both Mao Xiong and Xiong Mao are commonly used. The character Mao means cat. Xiong (pronounced shee-ong) is a bear. Since the giant panda is a mammal classified in the bear family. Mao Xiong, literally a cat-looking bear (cat bear), is […]
Posted: October 12th, 2006 under Panda.
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