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貂
Character Breakdown (Single character)
Compound Words (10)
水貂
shuǐdiāo
mink (Mustela lutreola, M. vison)
紫貂
zǐdiāo
sable (Martes zibellina)
貂熊
diāoxióng
wolverine (Gulo gulo)
貂皮
diāopí
mink fur
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>]]
雪貂
xuědiāo
ferret
黑貂
hēidiāo
sable (Martes zibellina)
三貂角
Sāndiāojiǎo
Cape San Diego or Santiao, easternmost point of Taiwan Island
狗尾续貂
gǒuwěixùdiāo
lit. to use a dog's tail as a substitute for sable fur (idiom)
貂裘换酒
diāoqiúhuànjiǔ
lit. to trade a fur coat for wine (idiom)
Metadata
- Category
- Chinese
- Character Frequency Rank
- 4,305
- Word Frequency Rank
- 16,366 of 84,292