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鸩羽

zhèn yǔdictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
the poisonous feathers of the legendary bird Zhen 鴆|鸩
Sources & editorial notes

Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

Source record: cd-2c14cf2fcc35c897. Source SHA-256: bbc4b27f26bee1a262f4d7939667a040c7857c7fc0200a2fa7a86d3352a09eae.

Original source entry:

鴆羽 鸩羽 [zhen4 yu3] /the poisonous feathers of the legendary bird Zhen 鴆|鸩/

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Other forms in these source records: 鴆羽

  • 鸩
    zhèn

    legendary bird whose feathers can be used as poison / poisonous / to poison sb

  • 羽
    yǔ

    feather / 5th note in pentatonic scale

Reference definitions from CC-CEDICT.