Fierce Cat in Chinese / Japanese...

激烈 means fierce in Chinese and has a similar meaning in Japanese Kanji.

This can also be translated as intense, violent, vehement, furious, or fervent. 激烈 is more the violent version of fierce in Korean.

This Japanese word means fierce.

This can also be translated as rough, wild, rude, harsh, gruff, or violent, depending on context.

Note: Because this selection contains some special Japanese Hiragana characters, it should be written by a Japanese calligrapher.

烈 is a Chinese word that means ardent; intense; fierce; stern; upright; to give one's life for a noble cause.

In another context, this character can refer to one's exploits or achievements.

In the Buddhist context, this is burning, fierce, virtuous, and/or heroic.

While technically, it had the same meaning in Japanese, it's usually a female given name, Retsu in Japanese these days.

不管黑猫白猫能捉着老鼠的就是好猫 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 is a Chinese proverb that 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

猫 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.

獰猛 is a Japanese word that means fierce, ferocity, savage, or truculence.

獰猛 is often romanized as “domo.”

猛虎 means “fierce tiger” or “ferocious tiger” in Chinese, Japanese Kanji, and old Korean Hanja.

小猫/小貓 means kitten (literally: little cat) in Chinese and Japanese Kanji.

剽悍 is a Chinese, Japanese, and Korean word that means “swift and fierce,” referring to one's fierceness, daring, and speed.