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青鸞
青鸞
See also: 青鸾
Chinese
| green (blue, black); Qinghai province (abbrev.) | (mythical bird) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (青鸞) | 青 | 鸞 | |
| simp. (青鸾) | 青 | 鸾 | |
Noun
青鸞
- (mythology) a phoenix-like bird in Chinese mythology
- (figuratively, literary) mirror (as the bird qingluan likes to dance in front of mirrors)
- (figuratively, literary) bird for delivering mails; messenger
- (figuratively, literary) woman
- great argus (Argusianus argus)
- (historical) Alternative form of 青鑾／青銮 (“tingling bell on an imperial carriage”).