Tapir
Cultural References
In Chinese, Korean and Japanese, the tapir is named after a beast from Chinese mythology. A feature of this mythical creature is a snout like that of an elephant and it is said to eat people's dreams. In Chinese the name of this beast, subsequently the name of the tapir, is mò in Mandarin and mek in Cantonese (貘). The Korean equivalent is maek (맥), while it is called baku (バク) in Japanese.
Related Topics:
Chinese - Korean - Japanese - Chinese mythology - Mandarin - Cantonese - Baku
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