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Definitions

  1. 1. sable or marten (genus Martes)

Words Containing 貂

雪貂
xuě diāo

ferret

水貂
shuǐ diāo

mink (Mustela lutreola, M. vison)

貂裘换酒
diāo qiú huàn jiǔ

lit. to trade a fur coat for wine (idiom)

貂皮
diāo pí

mink fur

黑貂
hēi diāo

sable (Martes zibellina)

紫貂
zǐ diāo

sable (Martes zibellina)

狗尾续貂
gǒu wěi xù diāo

lit. to use a dog's tail as a substitute for sable fur (idiom)

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]

三貂角
sān diāo jiǎo

Cape San Diego or Santiao, easternmost point of Taiwan Island

貂熊
diāo xióng

wolverine (Gulo gulo)

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