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鸳鸯

yuān yāng

2-character word Traditional 鴛鴦

What 鸳鸯 means

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

The characters in 鸳鸯

• 鸳yuānmandarin duck
• 鸯yāngused in 鸳鸯

Words starting with 鸳鸯

• 鸳鸯浴yuān yāng yùtaking a bath together as a couple
• 鸳鸯锅yuān yang guō"mandarin ducks" pot…
• 鸳鸯戏水yuān yāng xì shuǐlit. mandarin ducks playing in the water; fig. to make love
• 鸳鸯蝴蝶yuān yang hú diéMandarin ducks and butterfly (i.e. love birds); derogatory reference to populist and…
• 鸳鸯蝴蝶派yuān yang hú dié pàiMandarin ducks and butterfly (i.e. love birds) literary school around 1900, criticized as…

Words containing 鸳鸯

• 野鸳鸯yě yuān yāngwild mandarin duck; (derog.) illicit lovers; unorthodox couple
• 棒打鸳鸯bàng dǎ yuān yāng(idiom) to cruelly separate lovers (esp. by family or societal pressure)…