紫貂 zǐ diāo ㄗˇ ㄉㄧㄠ zi2 diu1
- sable (Martes zibellina)
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紫
- 紫外线 紫外線 zǐ wài xiàn ㄗˇ ㄨㄞˋ ㄒㄧㄢˋ zi2 ngoi6 sin3 ultraviolet ray
- 甲紫 jiǎ zǐ ㄐㄧㄚˇ ㄗˇ gaap3 zi2 gentian violet
- 紫外 zǐ wài ㄗˇ ㄨㄞˋ zi2 ngoi6 ultraviolet (ray)
- 紫斑 zǐ bān ㄗˇ ㄅㄢ zi2 baan1 bruise
- 紫晶 zǐ jīng ㄗˇ ㄐㄧㄥ zi2 zing1 amethyst (purple crystalline silicon dioxide)
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- 紫杉 zǐ shān ㄗˇ ㄕㄢ zi2 caam3 Japanese yew (taxus cuspidata)
- 紫檀 zǐ tán ㄗˇ ㄊㄢˊ zi2 taan4 red sandalwood
- 紫气 紫氣 zǐ qì ㄗˇ ㄑㄧˋ zi2 hei3 purple cloud (auspicious portent in astrology)
- 紫砂 zǐ shā ㄗˇ ㄕㄚ zi2 saa1 a type of clay found in the region of Yixing 宜兴, used to make Yixing stoneware, with its distinctive russet or dark purple coloring
- 紫竹 zǐ zhú ㄗˇ ㄓㄨˊ zi2 zuk1 black bamboo (Phyllostachys nigra)
- 紫米 zǐ mǐ ㄗˇ ㄇㄧˇ zi2 mai5 black rice; purple rice
- 紫胀 紫脹 zǐ zhàng ㄗˇ ㄓㄤˋ zi2 zoeng3 to get red and swollen
- 紫色 zǐ sè ㄗˇ ㄙㄜˋ zi2 sik1 purple
- 紫草 zǐ cǎo ㄗˇ ㄘㄠˇ zi2 cou2 red root gromwell (Lithospermum erythrorhizon)
- 紫荆 紫荊 zǐ jīng ㄗˇ ㄐㄧㄥ zi2 ging1 Chinese redbud (Cercis chinensis)
- 紫菀 zǐ wǎn ㄗˇ ㄨㄢˇ (botany) aster (Aster tataricus)
- 紫菜 zǐ cài ㄗˇ ㄘㄞˋ zi2 coi3 edible seaweed of genus Porphyra or genus Pyropia, esp. one used to make dried sheets of nori
- 紫薇 zǐ wēi ㄗˇ ㄨㄟ zi2 mei4 crape myrtle
- 紫藤 zǐ téng ㄗˇ ㄊㄥˊ zi2 tang4 wisteria
- 紫苏 紫蘇 zǐ sū ㄗˇ ㄙㄨ zi2 sou1 beefsteak plant
貂
- 水貂 shuǐ diāo ㄕㄨㄟˇ ㄉㄧㄠ seoi2 diu1 mink (Mustela lutreola, M. vison)
- 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, in fiction a famous beauty at the break-up of Han dynasty, given as concubine to usurping warlord Dong Zhuo 董卓 to ensure his overthrow by fighting hero Lü Bu 吕布
- 雪貂 xuě diāo ㄒㄩㄝˇ ㄉㄧㄠ syut3 diu1 ferret
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- 黑貂 hēi diāo ㄏㄟ ㄉㄧㄠ hak1 diu1 sable (Martes zibellina)
- 三貂角 Sān diāo jiǎo ㄙㄢ ㄉㄧㄠ ㄐㄧㄠˇ saam1 diu1 gok3 Cape San Diego or Santiao, easternmost point of Taiwan Island
- 黄貂鱼 黃貂魚 huáng diāo yú ㄏㄨㄤˊ ㄉㄧㄠ ㄩˊ stingray
- 狗尾续貂 狗尾續貂 gǒu wěi xù diāo ㄍㄡˇ ㄨㄟˇ ㄒㄩˋ ㄉㄧㄠ gau2 mei5 zuk6 diu1 lit. to use a dog's tail as a substitute for sable fur (idiom)
Idioms with these characters
- 白苋紫茄 白莧紫茄 bái xiàn zǐ qié ㄅㄞˊ ㄒㄧㄢˋ ㄗˇ ㄑㄧㄝˊ baak6 jin6 zi2 ke2 white amaranth, purple eggplant (idiom); common foodstuff, unpretentious lifestyle
- 姹紫嫣红 奼紫嫣紅 chà zǐ yān hóng ㄔㄚˋ ㄗˇ ㄧㄢ ㄏㄨㄥˊ caa3 zi2 jin1 hung4 lit. beautiful purples and brilliant reds (idiom)
- 万紫千红 萬紫千紅 wàn zǐ qiān hóng ㄨㄢˋ ㄗˇ ㄑㄧㄢ ㄏㄨㄥˊ maan6 zi2 cin1 hung4 thousands of purples and reds (idiom); a blaze of color