貂
diāo
Meaning
sable or marten (genus Martes)
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貂蝉 Diāo Chán Diaochan, one of the four legendary beauties 四大美女 sì dà měi nǚ, 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 吕布 Lǚ Bù貂皮 diāo pí mink fur貂熊 diāo xióng wolverine黑貂 hēi diāo sable水貂 shuǐ diāo mink雪貂 xuě diāo ferret紫貂 zǐ diāo sable三貂角 Sān diāo jiǎo Cape San Diego or Santiao, easternmost point of Taiwan Island黄貂鱼 huáng diāo yú stingray狗尾续貂 gǒu wěi xù diāo lit. to use a dog's tail as a substitute for sable fur