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鴛鴦

简鸳鸯 · 繁鴛鴦

Mandarin · pinyin yuān yāng

(bird species of China) mandarin duck (Aix galericulata)
(fig.) affectionate couple; happily married couple

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鸳: yuān · male mandarin duck (Aix galericulata)
鸯: yāng · female mandarin duck (Aix galericulata)

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1–1 · yuan1 yang1

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

jyun1 joeng1

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noun

(literal) mandarin duck (Classifier: 隻／只 m c; 雙／双 m; 對／对 m c)
(obsolete) ruddy shelduck
(figurative) objects or people occurring in inseparable pairs
(figurative) affectionate couple; happily married couple
(figurative) yuenyeung (a beverage made by mixing coffee with Hong Kong-style milk tea)(Classifier: 杯)

name

(～鄉) Yuanyang (a township in Maojian district, Shiyan, Hubei, China)

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