貂蝉(diāo chán): Diaochan (-192), one of the four legendary beauties…
2 charactersTrad. 貂蟬
Diaochan (-192), one of the four legendary beauties…
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Word information
- Pinyin
- diāo chán
- Meaning
- Diaochan (-192), one of the four legendary beauties 四大美女[si4 da4 mei3 nu:3], in fiction a famous beauty at the break-up of Han dynasty, given as concubine to usurping warlord Dong Zhuo 董卓[Dong3 Zhuo2] to ensure his overthrow by fighting hero Lü Bu 吕布
- HSK level
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- Characters
- 2
- Traditional
- 貂蟬
Related words
Common words sharing a character with 貂蝉 — tap one to open its word page.
shuǐ水diāo貂
mink (Mustela lutreola, M. vison)
chán蝉lián联
to continue in a post
diāo貂pí皮
mink fur
chán蝉míng鸣
song of cicadas
xuě雪diāo貂
ferret
jìn噤ruò若hán寒chán蝉
to keep quiet out of fear (idiom)
gǒu狗wěi尾xù续diāo貂
lit. to use a dog's tail as a substitute for sable fur (idiom)
jīn金chán蝉tuō脱qiào壳
lit. the cicada sheds its carapace (idiom); fig. to vanish leaving an empty shell
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