貂
Meanings
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- 1.sable or marten (genus Martes)
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Wiktionary
- 1.marten
- 2.a surname
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Etymology
Phono-semantic compound (形聲 /形声, OC *teːw): semantic 豸 + phonetic 召 (OC *dews, *djews)
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Related words
水貂 mink (Mustela lutreola, M. vison)貂蝉 Diaochan (-192), one of the four legendary beauties 四大美女[sì dà měi nǚ], in fiction a famous beauty at the break-up of Han dynasty, given as concubine to usurping warlord Dong Zhuo 董卓[Dǒng Zhuó] to ensure his overthrow by fighting hero Lü Bu 吕布[Lǚ Bù]貂熊 wolverine (Gulo gulo)黑貂 sable (Martes zibellina)紫貂 sable (Martes zibellina)貂皮 mink fur雪貂 ferret黄貂鱼 stingray三貂角 Cape San Diego or Santiao, easternmost point of Taiwan Island狗尾续貂 lit. to use a dog's tail as a substitute for sable fur (idiom)