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犀烛
xī​zhú

rhinoceros-horn candle

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犀烛 犀燭 xī​zhú
rhinoceros-horn candle
a candle made from rhinoceros horn; according to legend, its light can reveal spirits or hidden things in the dark
deep insight
(literary) an insightful understanding or a keen observation that reveals the truth of a matter