青鸞

See also: 青鸾

Chinese

green (blue, black); Qinghai province (abbrev.) (mythical bird)
trad. (青鸞)
simp. (青鸾)

Pronunciation


Noun

青鸞

  1. (mythology) a phoenix-like bird in Chinese mythology
  2. (figuratively, literary) mirror (as the bird qingluan likes to dance in front of mirrors)
  3. (figuratively, literary) bird for delivering mails; messenger
  4. (figuratively, literary) woman
  5. great argus (Argusianus argus)
  6. (historical) Alternative form of 青鑾青銮 (“tingling bell on an imperial carriage”).
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