<p>the SPCA hong kong used "珍奇品種寵物" for exotic pet.</p>

<p><a href="http://www.spca.org.hk/ch/animal-welfare/welfare-law-development/exotic-pet-laws" rel="nofollow">http://www.spca.org.hk/ch/animal-welfare/welfare-law-development/exotic-pet-laws</a></p>

<p>click the flag to toggle between traditional chinese &amp; english :)</p>

<p>imo, turtles, or parrots are not fierce. so, 野生猛寵, the "猛" is, not descriptive for certain species of exotic pet</p>

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2016-05-05T05:29:04.030Z
Exotic pets are not necessarily "rare"吧
Mou某
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2016-05-05T06:02:43.530Z
exotic implies it's from distant country, which's not common locally. therefore it's interesting and valuable.

these pets are ordinary, common species in other countries, they're rare, locally.
水巷孑蠻
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水巷孑蠻
<p><code>外来物种</code> sounds right in Mandarin, but it means exotic species. You can simply replace <code>物种</code> with <code>宠物</code> and to become <code>外来宠物</code>.</p>

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WoLfPwNeR
<p>"Exotic" refers to a species which is not native or indigenous to the owner's locale; and "pet" is a companion animal living with people. So it can be called 异国宠物，见例：异国短毛猫（exotic shorthair）.</p>

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2016-05-05T19:42:20.773Z
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Danying Gao
<p>exotic pet is translated on iciba as </p>

<blockquote>
  <p>外来宠物</p>
</blockquote>

<p>VICE also translated it the same way in a video of theirs, also adding</p>

<blockquote>
  <p>外来物种</p>
</blockquote>

<p>And my <strong>absolute</strong> favorite</p>

<blockquote>
  <p>野生猛宠</p>
</blockquote>

<p>is there a common well known term for exotic pets? 野生宠物？</p>

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Proper translation for the exotic pets
# Proper translation for the exotic pets

(Asked by: username_0 on 2016-05-05)

exotic pet is translated on iciba as

> 外来宠物

VICE also translated it the same way in a video of theirs, also adding

> 外来物种

And my **absolute** favorite

> 野生猛宠

is there a common well known term for exotic pets? 野生宠物？

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## 3 answers

### Answer by username_1 on 2016-05-05. Score: 2 | Accepted answer

the SPCA hong kong used "珍奇品種寵物" for exotic pet.

<http://www.spca.org.hk/ch/animal-welfare/welfare-law-development/exotic-pet-laws>

click the flag to toggle between traditional chinese & english :)

imo, turtles, or parrots are not fierce. so, 野生猛寵, the "猛" is, not descriptive for certain species of exotic pet

> **Comments:**
> **username_0**: Exotic pets are not necessarily "rare"吧  
> **username_1**: exotic implies it's from distant country, which's not common locally. therefore it's interesting and valuable.  these pets are ordinary, common species in other countries, they're rare, locally.  

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### Answer by username_2 on 2016-05-13. Score: 0

`外来物种` sounds right in Mandarin, but it means exotic species. You can simply replace `物种` with `宠物` and to become `外来宠物`.


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### Answer by username_3 on 2016-05-05. Score: 0

"Exotic" refers to a species which is not native or indigenous to the owner's locale; and "pet" is a companion animal living with people. So it can be called 异国宠物，见例：异国短毛猫（exotic shorthair）.


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