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  1. Cat / Pussycat
  2. Kitten / Young Cat / Little Cat
  3. Black or white cat matters not as long as it can catch mice
  4. Leopard / Panther / Jaguar
  5. Lioness

  6. Lion
  7. Cheetah
  8. Lion
  9. Roar of the Lioness

Cat / Pussycat

māo

neko

묘

This means cat or pussy. A common name for feline friends in Chinese, Japanese Kanji, and old Korean Hanja.

There is a more complex alternate form of this cat character. If you want this form, please click on the character at the right, instead of the button above.

Kitten / Young Cat / Little Cat

xiǎo māo

koneko

This means kitten (literally: little cat) in Chinese and Japanese Kanji.

Black or white cat matters not as long as it can catch mice

Ability is more important than looks

bù guǎn hēi māo bái māo néng zhuō zhe lǎo shǔ de jiù shì hǎo mǎo

This literally translates as: It doesn't matter [if a] cat [is] black [or] white, [as long as it] can catch mice, it's a good cat.

This proverb was either composed or made famous by Deng XiaoPing in 1961 when he exclaimed, "I don't care if it's a white cat or a black cat. It's a good cat so long as it catches mice" when his critics pointed out that his ideas were Capitalistic (free market). The response was meant to say, "It does not matter if it's Communist or Capitalist, as long as it works".

This Chinese proverb can be used to suggest one should disregard looks or a person's race, as long as they can do the job. It can also be used as a metaphor for many other situations.

Deng XiaoPing probably saved China from collapse (as the Soviet Union experienced). He changed China's economy from pure Communism to a hybrid where the free market (Capitalism) is encouraged. More about Deng XiaoPing

Leopard / Panther / Jaguar

bào

hyou

표

This is the Chinese and Japanese word for the big cat known as a leopard, panther or Jaguar.

This can refer to most cats of the Panthera genus as well as the Puma genus (but this is not used for most kinds of lions, except smaller ones like the mountain lion).

Because Jaguars are not native to Asia, the characters for "American continent" is usually added before this character to specifically designate a Jaguar.

This also kind of means Panther or Leopard in Korean Hanja, but in modern Korean, they add a Hangul character to complete the word.

Lioness

cí shī

This is how to write "lioness" in Chinese.

Note: This is not a very common title for a wall scroll in China. Perhaps because lions are not indigenous to China. Though oddly enough, rarity of lions made them very prized - and lion dances are a popular festival attraction.
If you do see name of this species of animal written on a wall scroll, it's more likely to be the masculine form of "lion".

Lion

Chinese

xióng shī

This is how to write "lion" in Chinese.

Cheetah

liè bào

This is the Chinese title for the cheetah.

Cheetah

shuryouhyou

This is cheetah in Japanese Kanji.

Lion

Japanese / Korean

shī zǐ

shishi

사자

This is how to write "lion" in Japanese Kanji and Korean Hanja.

Roar of the Lioness

hé dōng shī hǒu

This is actually a proverb and joke about the plight and fear of a hen-pecked husband.

In more ancient times it was used to describe a wife who would berate her husband or go into jealous rages. However, this phrase currently brings about ideas of a husband that cowers in fear and cringes when his wife screams (or roars) at him.

Please only purchase this as a good-natured joke. If your wife or husband does not have a good sense of humor, it's probably not a good idea to hang this on your wall just to irritate your mate.

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Title	Characters Simplified Traditional	Japanese Romaji (Romanized Japanese)	Various forms of Romanized Chinese
Cat / Pussycat	猫猫 / 貓	neko	māo mao	mao1
Kitten / Young Cat / Little Cat	小猫小猫 / 小貓	koneko	xiǎo māo xiao mao hsiao mao	xiao3 mao1 xiaomao
Black or white cat matters not as long as it can catch mice	不管黑猫白猫能捉着老鼠的就是好猫不管黑貓白貓能捉著老鼠的就是好貓	n/a	bù guǎn hēi māo bái māo néng zhuō zhe lǎo shǔ de jiù shì hǎo mǎo bu guan hei mao bai mao neng zhuo zhe lao shu de jiu shi hao mao pu kuan hei mao pai mao neng cho che lao shu te chiu shih hao mao	bu4 guan3 hei1 mao1 bai2 mao1 neng2 zhuo1 zhe lao3 shu3 de jiu4 shi4 hao3 mao3
Leopard / Panther / Jaguar	豹豹	hyou hyo	bào bao pao	bao4
Lioness	雌狮雌獅	n/a	cí shī ci shi tz`u shih	ci2 shi1 cishi tzushih tzu shih
Lion	雄狮雄獅	n/a	xióng shī xiong shi hsiung shih	xiong2 shi1 xiongshi
Cheetah	猎豹獵豹	n/a	liè bào lie bao lieh pao	lie4 bao4 liebao
Cheetah	狩猟豹狩猟豹	shuryouhyou shuryohyo	n/a
Lion	狮子獅子	shishi	shī zǐ shi zi shih tzu	shi1 zi3 shizi
Roar of the Lioness	河东狮吼河東獅吼	n/a	hé dōng shī hǒu he dong shi hou ho tung shih hou	he2 dong1 shi1 hou3 hedongshihou

Cat in Chinese / Japanese...

Cat / Pussycat

Kitten / Young Cat / Little Cat

Black or white cat matters not as long as it can catch mice

Leopard / Panther / Jaguar

Lioness

Lion

Cheetah

Cheetah

Lion

Roar of the Lioness

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