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獨角獸

简独角兽 · 繁獨角獸

Mandarin · pinyin dú jiǎo shòu

unicorn

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角: jiǎo · horn; angle, corner; point; Kangxi radical 148; 1st lunar mansion, determinative star Spica
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独: dú · alone, single, solitary, only
兽: shòu · beast, animal; bestial

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2–3–4 · du2 jiao3 shou4

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noun

unicorn
(abbreviation, alt-of) short for 獨角獸企業／独角兽企业 (dújiǎoshòu qǐyè, “unicorn enterprise”)
(neologism, fandom slang, figurative) fans that cannot accept an idol to have a partner

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