Diāo Chán
Diaochan (-192), one of the Four legendary beauties 四大美女[si4 da4 mei3 nu:3], in fiction a famous beauty at the break-up of Han dynasty, given as concubine to usurping warlord Dong Zhuo 董卓[Dong3 Zhuo2] to ensure his overthrow by fighting hero Lü Bu 呂布|吕布[Lu:3 Bu4]
diāo
sable or marten (genus Martes)
shuǐ diāo
mink (Mustela lutreola, M. vison)
Sān diāo jiǎo
Cape San Diego or Santiao, easternmost point of Taiwan Island
diāo qiú huàn jiǔ
lit. to trade a fur coat for wine (idiom)
fig. (of wealthy people) to lead a dissolute and extravagant life
gǒu wěi xù diāo
lit. to use a dog's tail as a substitute for sable fur (idiom)
fig. a worthless sequel to a masterpiece
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