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Character Decomposition
鸯=央+鸟
Etymology
bird
Meanings
used in yuān yāng
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Words with 鸯 64 total
(bird species of China) mandarin duck (Aix galericulata) · (fig.) affectionate couple; happily married couple鸳鸯yuān yāngwild mandarin duck · (derog.) illicit lovers · unorthodox couple野鸳鸯yě yuān yāngtaking a bath together as a couple鸳鸯浴yuān yāng yù"mandarin ducks" pot (hot pot with a divider, containing spicy soup on one side, mild soup on the other)鸳鸯锅yuān yang guō(idiom) to cruelly separate lovers (esp. by family or societal pressure); to forcibly break up a couple against their will棒打鸳鸯bàng dǎ yuān yānglit. mandarin ducks playing in the water · fig. to make love鸳鸯戏水yuān yāng xì shuǐMandarin ducks and butterfly (i.e. love birds) · derogatory reference to populist and romantic writing around 1900鸳鸯蝴蝶yuān yang hú dié
Idioms with 鸯 3 total Chain
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