非罴非熊 — “Not grizzly, not bear”
非罴非熊 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “an auspicious sign indicating that a leader will find a highly capable and worthy individual; often used to describe the discovery of hidden talent, or someone profoundly wise yet unassuming”. Literally, “Not grizzly, not bear”.
非罴非熊 Pronunciation and Pinyin
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- fēi非qīn亲fēi非gù故neither kin nor acquaintance
- fēi非rén人bù不chuán传teach only the right candidate
- fēi非fèn分zhī之niàn念improper thoughts or desires
- fēi非fèn分zhī之xiǎng想covet what is beyond one's proper share
- fēi非fèn分zhī之cái财ill-gotten gains
- fēi非xíng刑diào吊kǎo拷inflict brutal unlawful torture
- fēi非xíng刑kǎo拷dǎ打torture unlawfully to extort a confession
- fēi非xíng刑bī逼kǎo拷extort confession by cruel torture
- fēi非tóng同ér儿xì戏no child's play
- fēi非tóng同xún寻cháng常extraordinary and remarkable
- fēi非tóng同xiǎo小kě可of great importance
- fēi非tóng同děng等xián闲not to be treated lightly
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What does 非罴非熊 mean?
非罴非熊 (fēi pí fēi xióng) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “an auspicious sign indicating that a leader will find a highly capable and worthy individual; often used to describe the discovery of hidden talent, or someone profoundly wise yet unassuming”.
How do you pronounce 非罴非熊?
非罴非熊 is pronounced fēi pí fēi xióng in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 非罴非熊 literally mean?
Literally, 非罴非熊 means “not grizzly, not bear”. It is used to mean “an auspicious sign indicating that a leader will find a highly capable and worthy individual; often used to describe the discovery of hidden talent, or someone profoundly wise yet unassuming”.
What is the Chinese definition of 非罴非熊?
罴：熊的一种。不是熊也不是罴。旧指圣主得贤臣的征兆