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[貂蟬] DiāoChán Diaochan (-192), one of the four legendary beauties 四大美女[sì dà měi nǚ], in fiction a famous beauty at the break-up of Han dynasty, given as concubine to usurping warlord Dong Zhuo 董卓[Dǒng Zhuó] to ensure his overthrow by fighting hero Lü Bu 呂布
>吕布[Lǚ Bù]

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        diāo, sable or marten (genus Martes)
        diāopí, mink fur
        hēidiāo, sable (Martes zibellina)
        shuǐdiāo, mink (Mustela lutreola, M. vison)
        zǐdiāo, sable (Martes zibellina)
        
        gǒuwěixùdiāo, [狗尾續貂], lit. to use a dog's tail as a substitute for sable fur (idiom)/fig. a worthless ...
        

        chánlián, [蟬聯], to continue in a post/(to hold a post) several times in succession/(to win a tit...
        chán, [蟬], cicada
        jīnchántuōqiào, [金蟬脫殼], lit. the cicada sheds its carapace (idiom); fig. to vanish leaving an empty shel...
        chánmíng, [蟬鳴], song of cicadas/chirping of insects
        
        chányì, [蟬翼], cicada's wing/fig. diaphanous/delicate texture
        hánchán, [寒蟬], cicada in winter/fig. mournful sound

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