长臂猿 長臂猿

长 長

• 修长 修長 xiū cháng ㄒㄧㄡ ㄔㄤˊ sau1 coeng4 slender
• 全长 全長 quán cháng ㄑㄩㄢˊ ㄔㄤˊ cyun4 coeng4 overall length
• 冗长 冗長 rǒng cháng ㄖㄨㄥˇ ㄔㄤˊ jung2 coeng4 long and tedious
• 司长 司長 sī zhǎng ㄙ ㄓㄤˇ si1 zoeng2 bureau chief
• 团长 團長 tuán zhǎng ㄊㄨㄢˊ ㄓㄤˇ tyun4 zoeng2 regimental command

臂

• 手臂 shǒu bì ㄕㄡˇ ㄅㄧˋ sau2 bei3 arm (from shoulder to wrist); (fig.) assistant; helper
• 上臂 shàng bì ㄕㄤˋ ㄅㄧˋ soeng5 bei3 upper arm
• 交臂 jiāo bì ㄐㄧㄠ ㄅㄧˋ gaau1 bei3 linking arms
• 前臂 qián bì ㄑㄧㄢˊ ㄅㄧˋ cin4 bei3 forearm
• 力臂 lì bì ㄌㄧˋ ㄅㄧˋ lik6 bei3 lever arm (i.e. perpendicular distance from the fulcrum to the line of force)

猿

• 人猿 rén yuán ㄖㄣˊ ㄩㄢˊ jan4 jyun4 anthropoid ape
• 猿人 yuán rén ㄩㄢˊ ㄖㄣˊ jyun4 jan4 apeman
• 猿猴 yuán hóu ㄩㄢˊ ㄏㄡˊ jyun4 hau4 apes and monkeys
• 猿玃 yuán jué ㄩㄢˊ ㄐㄩㄝˊ jyun4 fok3 legendary ape of Sichuan and Yunnan, with a penchant for carrying off girls
• 猿臂 yuán bì ㄩㄢˊ ㄅㄧˋ jyun4 bei3 arms like those of an ape — muscular, or long and dexterous

• 拔苗助长 拔苗助長 bá miáo zhù zhǎng ㄅㄚˊ ㄇㄧㄠˊ ㄓㄨˋ ㄓㄤˇ bat6 miu4 zo6 zoeng2 to spoil things through excessive enthusiasm (idiom)
• 鞭长莫及 鞭長莫及 biān cháng mò jí ㄅㄧㄢ ㄔㄤˊ ㄇㄛˋ ㄐㄧˊ bin1 coeng4 mok6 kap6 lit. the whip cannot reach (idiom); beyond one's influence
• 长风破浪 長風破浪 cháng fēng pò làng ㄔㄤˊ ㄈㄥ ㄆㄛˋ ㄌㄤˋ coeng4 fung1 po3 long6 lit. to ride the wind and crest the waves

• 如臂使指 rú bì shǐ zhǐ ㄖㄨˊ ㄅㄧˋ ㄕˇ ㄓˇ jyu4 bei3 si2 zi2 as the arm moves the finger (idiom)
• 三头六臂 三頭六臂 sān tóu liù bì ㄙㄢ ㄊㄡˊ ㄌㄧㄡˋ ㄅㄧˋ saam1 tau4 luk6 bei3 lit. (having) three heads and six arms (idiom)
• 螳臂当车 螳臂當車 táng bì dāng chē ㄊㄤˊ ㄅㄧˋ ㄉㄤ ㄔㄜ tong4 bei3 dong1 ce1 lit. a mantis trying to stop a chariot (idiom)

• 笼鸟槛猿 籠鳥檻猿 lóng niǎo jiàn yuán ㄌㄨㄥˊ ㄋㄧㄠˇ ㄐㄧㄢˋ ㄩㄢˊ lung4 niu5 haam5 jyun4 bird in a basket, monkey in a cage (idiom); prisoner
• 心猿意马 心猿意馬 xīn yuán yì mǎ ㄒㄧㄣ ㄩㄢˊ ㄧˋ ㄇㄚˇ sam1 jyun4 ji3 maa5 lit. heart like a frisky monkey, mind like a cantering horse (idiom); fig. capricious (derog.)