三足金烏

简 三足金乌 · 繁 三足金烏
Mandarin · pinyin sān zú jīn wū

Meanings

  1. three-legged Golden Crow that lives in the sun (in northeast Asian and Chinese mythology)
  2. Korean: samjog'o
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三
sān · three
足
zú · foot; attain, satisfy, enough; Kangxi radical 156
金
jīn · gold; metals in general; money; Kangxi radical 167
烏
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乌
wū · crow, rook, raven; black, dark
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1–2–1–1 · san1 zu2 jin1 wu1

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saam1 zuk1 gam1 wu1

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Exact source record三足金烏 三足金乌 [san1 zu2 jin1 wu1] /three-legged Golden Crow that lives in the sun (in northeast Asian and Chinese mythology)/Korean: samjog'o/