qīng​luán

legendary bird

  • created reference approved 青鸾/青鸞 → 只/隻 (classifier) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    青鸾 / 青鸞 qīng​luán

    只 / 隻 zhī

    classifier

    Changed: source (simp), source (trad), source pinyin, target (simp), target (trad), target pinyin, type

    created reference

  • created sense approved 青鸾/青鸞 · qīng​luán · legendary bird — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    青鸾 / 青鸞

    qīng​luán

    legendary bird

    (bound form) a mythical divine bird similar to a phoenix, characterized by its blue or green feathers

    青 (literal) → 青 · qīng · blue 鸾 (literal) → 鸾/鸞 · luán · mythical bird

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense

  • created sense approved 青鸾/青鸞 · qīng​luán · messenger — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    青鸾 / 青鸞

    qīng​luán

    messenger

    (literary) a messenger who carries letters between lovers, named after the mythical bird thought to carry messages for the Queen Mother of the West

    青 (literal) → 青 · qīng · blue 鸾 (literal) → 鸾/鸞 · luán · mythical bird

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense

  • created sense approved 青鸾/青鸞 · qīng​luán · mirror — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    青鸾 / 青鸞

    qīng​luán

    mirror

    (literary) a poetic name for a mirror, based on the legend that the qīng luán bird would dance upon seeing its own reflection in one

    青 (literal) → 青 · qīng · blue 鸾 (literal) → 鸾/鸞 · luán · mythical bird

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

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  • created sense approved 青鸾/青鸞 · qīng​luán · carriage bell — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    青鸾 / 青鸞

    qīng​luán

    carriage bell

    (archaic) an ornamental bell placed on the front of an emperor's carriage

    青 (literal) → 青 · qīng · blue 鸾 (literal) → 鸾/鸞 · luán · bell

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

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