精卫
精卫
Jīng wèi
mythological bird, reincarnation of drowned daughter Nüwa 女娃[Nu:3 wa2] of Fiery Emperor 炎帝[Yan2 di4]
Traditional: 精衛
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- mythological bird, reincarnation of drowned daughter Nüwa 女娃[Nu:3 wa2] of Fiery Emperor 炎帝[Yan2 di4]
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Related Words
女娃(Nǚ wá)— mythological daughter of Fiery Emperor 炎帝[Yan2 di4] who turned into bird Jingwei 精衛|精卫[Jing1 wei4] after drowning
→九尾狐(jiǔ wěi hú)— nine-tailed fox (mythological creature)
→八岐大蛇(Bā qí Dà shé)— Yamata no Orochi, serpent with eight heads and eight tails from mythological section of Nihon Shoki (Chronicles of Japan)
→判官(pàn guān)— magistrate (during Tang and Song dynasties)
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