貂

diāo

Definitions

1. sable or marten (genus Martes)

Words Containing 貂

• 三貂角 sān diāo jiǎo: Cape San Diego or Santiao, easternmost point of Taiwan Island
• 水貂 shuǐ diāo: mink (Mustela lutreola, M. vison)
• 狗尾续貂 gǒu wěi xù diāo: lit. to use a dog's tail as a substitute for sable fur (idiom)
• 紫貂 zǐ diāo: sable (Martes zibellina)
• 貂熊 diāo xióng: wolverine (Gulo gulo)
• 貂皮 diāo pí: mink fur
• 貂蝉 diāo chán: 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]
• 貂裘换酒 diāo qiú huàn jiǔ: lit. to trade a fur coat for wine (idiom)
• 雪貂 xuě diāo: ferret
• 黑貂 hēi diāo: sable (Martes zibellina)