Meanings
Readings
Common Words
monkey (esp. a gibbon)
hand of the puppeteer (puppet theatre)
kappa
Archaic
menstrual period
golden snub-nosed monkey (Rhinopithecus roxellana)
trying to reach above one's station and failing; trying to accomplish something beyond one's abilities and failing; monkey catching (a reflection of) the moon (in the water)
Idiomatic expression
to only look the part (but otherwise be wholly unsuited for it); a monkey wearing a crown
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