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Meaning of 鸳

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鸳 (Trad.: 鴛)
Pinyin: yuān
English Definition: mandarin duck
Chinese Definition:
①(鸳鸯)水鸟,比鸭小,栖息于池沼之上,雌雄常在一起。民间传说和文学上用来喻夫妻;又用来称成偶的东西,如“鸳鸳剑”。简称“鸳”,如“鸳侣”(喻夫妻)。
Total strokes: 10; Radical: 鳥
Pictophonetic:夗 indicates the sound; 鸟 (bird) conveys the meaning.
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Example Words
鸳鸯 yuān yāng (bird species of China) mandarin duck (Aix galericulata); (fig.) affectionate couple; happily married couple
鸳鸯戏水 yuān yāng xì shuǐ lit. mandarin ducks playing in the water; fig. to make love
鸳鸯蝴蝶派 yuān yang hú dié pài Mandarin ducks and butterfly (i.e. love birds) literary school around 1900, criticized as populist and romantic by socialist realists
鸳梦重温 yuān mèng chóng wēn to rekindle an old flame of love; reunion of old lovers after a long separation (idiom)
鸳绮 yuān qǐ magnificent fabrics
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Example Sentences
1
我能用鸳票或信用卡吗
?
Can I pay by check or credit card?
2
摇蜡影
,
弄鸳箫
,
此生和月遥
。
Shadow shake wax, get their music, life and month.
3
杰克逊家族依然很悲痛
,
我们要记得鸳持他们
。
The Jacksons' are grieving. We must remember to support them.
4
这两对少年不久便将跟我们一起在神庙中缔结永久的鸳盟
。
For in the temple, by and by, with us These couples shall eternally be knit.
5
如果你真的想跟你的前任重温鸳梦
,
最好先进行一些深入内心的思考
。
If you truly want to get back together with your ex, you have to do a bit of soul searching. You must be totally honest with yourself.