青鸞

See also: 青鸾

Chinese
green (blue, black); Qinghai province (abbrev.) (mythical bird); imperial
trad. (青鸞) 青 鸞
simp. (青鸾) 青 鸾

Pronunciation

Noun

青鸞

  1. (mythology) a phoenix-like bird in Chinese mythology
  2. (figurative, literary) mirror (as the bird qingluan likes to dance in front of mirrors)
  3. (figurative, literary) bird for delivering mails; messenger
  4. (figurative, literary) woman
  5. great argus (Argusianus argus)
  6. (historical) Alternative form of 青鑾／青銮 (“tingling bell on an imperial carriage”)

Japanese
Kanji in this term
青 鸞
せい
Grade: 1		 らん
Hyōgaiji
on’yomi
Alternative spelling
靑鸞 (kyūjitai)

Noun

青鸞(セイラン) or 青(せい)鸞(らん) • (seiran) 

  1. great argus pheasant, Argusianus argus
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