水貂
水貂 shuǐ diāo ㄕㄨㄟˇ ㄉㄧㄠ seoi2 diu1
- mink (Mustela lutreola, M. vison)
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水
貂
- 紫貂 zǐ diāo ㄗˇ ㄉㄧㄠ zi2 diu1 sable (Martes zibellina)
- 貂熊 diāo xióng ㄉㄧㄠ ㄒㄩㄥˊ diu1 hung4 wolverine (Gulo gulo)
- 貂皮 diāo pí ㄉㄧㄠ ㄆㄧˊ diu1 pei4 mink fur
- 貂蝉貂蟬 Diāo Chán ㄉㄧㄠ ㄔㄢˊ diu1 sim4 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 呂布|吕布[Lu:3 Bu4]
- 雪貂 xuě diāo ㄒㄩㄝˇ ㄉㄧㄠ syut3 diu1 ferret
- 黑貂 hēi diāo ㄏㄟ ㄉㄧㄠ hak1 diu1 sable (Martes zibellina)
Idioms with these characters
- 跋山涉水 bá shān shè shuǐ ㄅㄚˊ ㄕㄢ ㄕㄜˋ ㄕㄨㄟˇ bat6 saan1 sip3 seoi2 to travel over land and water (idiom)
- 巴山蜀水 Bā shān Shǔ shuǐ ㄅㄚ ㄕㄢ ㄕㄨˇ ㄕㄨㄟˇ baa1 saan1 suk6 seoi2 mountains and rivers of Sichuan (idiom)
- 杯水车薪杯水車薪 bēi shuǐ chē xīn ㄅㄟ ㄕㄨㄟˇ ㄔㄜ ㄒㄧㄣ bui1 seoi2 ce1 san1 lit. a cup of water on a burning cart of firewood (idiom); fig. an utterly inadequate measure
- 背水一战背水一戰 bèi shuǐ yī zhàn ㄅㄟˋ ㄕㄨㄟˇ ㄧ ㄓㄢˋ bui3 seoi2 jat1 zin3 lit. fight with one's back to the river (idiom); fig. to fight to win or die
- 车水马龙車水馬龍 chē shuǐ mǎ lóng ㄔㄜ ㄕㄨㄟˇ ㄇㄚˇ ㄌㄨㄥˊ ce1 seoi2 maa5 lung4 endless stream of horse and carriages (idiom)