紫貂
zǐ diāo
Pinyin

Definition

紫貂
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zǐ diāo
  1. sable (Martes zibellina)

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

紫
zǐ
  1. 1 purple
  2. 2 violet
紫色
zǐ sè
  1. 1 purple
  2. 2 violet (color)
貂蝉
Diāo Chán
  1. 1 Diaochan (-192), one of the four legendary beauties 四大美女[sì dà měi nu:3], 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 呂布|吕布[Lu:3 Bù]
姹紫嫣红
chà zǐ yān hóng
  1. 1 fig. beautiful purples and brilliant reds (idiom); lit. beautiful flowers
紫外线
zǐ wài xiàn
  1. 1 ultraviolet ray
紫红色
zǐ hóng sè
  1. 1 red-purple
  2. 2 mauve
  3. 3 prune (color)
  4. 4 claret
紫罗兰
zǐ luó lán
  1. 1 violet (botany)
紫荆
zǐ jīng
  1. 1 Chinese redbud (Cercis chinensis)
紫菜
zǐ cài
  1. 1 flavored roasted seaweed
  2. 2 generic term for edible seaweed
  3. 3 Japanese: nori
紫薇
zǐ wēi
  1. 1 crape myrtle
紫金
Zǐ jīn
  1. 1 Zijin county in Heyuan 河源[Hé yuán], Guangdong
万紫千红
wàn zǐ qiān hóng
  1. 1 thousands of purples and reds (idiom); a blaze of color
  2. 2 fig. a profusion of flourishing trades
邓紫棋
Dèng Zǐ qí
  1. 1 G.E.M. (1991-), Chinese pop star
酱紫
jiàng zǐ
  1. 1 dark reddish purple
  2. 2 Internet slang abbr. for 這樣子|这样子[zhè yàng zi]
三貂角
Sān diāo jiǎo
  1. 1 Cape San Diego or Santiao, easternmost point of Taiwan Island
大红大紫
dà hóng dà zǐ
  1. 1 to hit the big time
水貂
shuǐ diāo
  1. 1 mink (Mustela lutreola, M. vison)
狗尾续貂
gǒu wěi xù diāo
  1. 1 lit. to use a dog's tail as a substitute for sable fur (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. a worthless sequel to a masterpiece
紫丁香
zǐ dīng xiāng
  1. 1 lilac
紫外
zǐ wài
  1. 1 ultraviolet (ray)

Idioms (6)

姹紫嫣红
chà zǐ yān hóng
  1. 1 fig. beautiful purples and brilliant reds (idiom); lit. beautiful flowers
狗尾续貂
gǒu wěi xù diāo
  1. 1 lit. to use a dog's tail as a substitute for sable fur (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. a worthless sequel to a masterpiece
白苋紫茄
bái xiàn zǐ qié
  1. 1 white amaranth, purple eggplant (idiom); common foodstuff, unpretentious lifestyle
腰金衣紫
yāo jīn yī zǐ
  1. 1 golden seal at the waist, purple gown (idiom); in official position
万紫千红
wàn zǐ qiān hóng
  1. 1 thousands of purples and reds (idiom); a blaze of color
  2. 2 fig. a profusion of flourishing trades
貂裘换酒
diāo qiú huàn jiǔ
  1. 1 lit. to trade a fur coat for wine (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. (of wealthy people) to lead a dissolute and extravagant life

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