bǐ​yì​niǎo

legendary one-winged birds

  • created reference approved 比翼鸟/比翼鳥 → 只/隻 (classifier) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

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    只 / 隻 zhī

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  • created reference approved 比翼鸟/比翼鳥 → 鹣鹣/鶼鶼 (same_as) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    比翼鸟 / 比翼鳥 bǐ​yì​niǎo

    鹣鹣 / 鶼鶼 jiān​jiān

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  • created reference approved 比翼鸟/比翼鳥 → 蛮蛮/蠻蠻 (same_as) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    比翼鸟 / 比翼鳥 bǐ​yì​niǎo

    蛮蛮 / 蠻蠻 mán​mán

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  • created sense approved 比翼鸟/比翼鳥 · bǐ​yì​niǎo · legendary one-winged birds — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

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    bǐ​yì​niǎo

    legendary one-winged birds

    a pair of legendary birds (also called [[鹣鹣|鶼鶼|jian1 jian1]] or [[蛮蛮|蠻蠻|man2 man2]]) in Chinese mythology, each having only one eye and one wing, that must fly together in pairs

    比翼 (literal) → 比翼 · bǐ​yì · to fly wing to wing 鸟 (literal) → 鸟/鳥 · niǎo · bird

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  • created sense approved 比翼鸟/比翼鳥 · bǐ​yì​niǎo · devoted couple — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

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    bǐ​yì​niǎo

    devoted couple

    a metaphor for a deeply committed or inseparable couple

    比翼 (literal) → 比翼 · bǐ​yì · inseparable (of a couple) 鸟 (literal) → 鸟/鳥 · niǎo · bird

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  • created sense approved 比翼鸟/比翼鳥 · bǐ​yì​niǎo · close friends — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

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    bǐ​yì​niǎo

    close friends

    a metaphor for intimate or soul-mate-like friends

    比翼 (literal) → 比翼 · bǐ​yì · inseparable (of a couple) 鸟 (literal) → 鸟/鳥 · niǎo · bird

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