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Pronunciation
:
cùi
Meaning
:
kingfisher, green jade, blue-green
Etymology
:
Feathers 羽 + phonetic 卒.(
phono-semantic compound
).
Traditional character
: 翠 (the same)
Found in
:
Bai JuYi's 长恨歌
Word of the day on: 08.11.09