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diāo
sable, mink, marten
🔤 Pictophonetic: 豸 (beast) provides meaning, 召 provides pronunciation
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Words Using 貂 (11)

雪貂
xuědiāo
ferret
貂皮
diāopí
mink fur
diāo
sable or marten (genus Martes)
紫貂
zǐdiāo
sable (Martes zibellina)
貂裘换酒
diāoqiúhuànjiǔ
lit. to trade a fur coat for wine (idiom) / fig. (of wealthy people) to lead a dissolute and extravagant life
水貂
shuǐdiāo
mink (Mustela lutreola, M. vison)
黑貂
hēidiāo
sable (Martes zibellina)
狗尾续貂
gǒuwěixùdiāo
lit. to use a dog's tail as a substitute for sable fur (idiom) / fig. a worthless sequel to a masterpiece
貂熊
diāoxióng
wolverine (Gulo gulo)
貂蝉
DiāoChán
Diaochan (-192), one of the Four legendary beauties [[四大美女<sìdàměinǚ>]], in fiction a famous beauty at the break-up of Han dynasty, given as concubine to usurping warlord Dong Zhuo [[董卓<DǒngZhuó>]] to ensure his overthrow by fighting hero Lü Bu [[呂布|吕布<LǚBù>]]
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