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翡 [fěi]
〈名〉
1. 赤羽雀 (red-feather finch)
- 1) A type of bird with blue and green feathers, living by the water; its feathers can be used for decoration.
- 2) A mineral that is green, blue-green, or white with green mottling, translucent, and glossy; it can be used as a decoration, also known as "jadeite".
2. In ancient texts, refers to a bird with red feathers.
【引】
1. 《说文》:翡,赤羽雀也。出郁林,从羽,非声。雄赤曰翡,雌青曰翠。
(From "Shuowen": The definition of 翡 is "red-feather finch". It comes from the dense forest and is made up of feathers, with no sound. The male is called 翡 (fěi) in red, and the female is called 翠 (cuì) in blue.)
2. 《南方异物志》:翡大于燕,小于乌,腰身通黑,惟胸、前背、翼后有赤毛也;翠通身青黄,惟六翮上毛长寸余,其飞,即羽鸣翠翠翡翡,因以名焉。
(From "Records of Uncommon Southern Creatures": 翡 is larger than a swallow and smaller than a crow, with a black body; only the chest, back, and wings have red feathers; 翠 is entirely blue-yellow, and its six feathers on top are over an inch long. When it flies, it makes a sound "cuì cuì fěi fěi", hence its name.)
3. 《汉书·贾山传》:饰以翡翠。
(From "Book of Han": Adorned with jadeite.)
4. 《管子》:请挟弹怀丸游水上,弹翡燕小鸟。
(From "Guanzi": [I] will take the ball and wander over the water, shooting at the red-feather finch.)
5. 唐· 玄应《一切经音义》:雄赤曰翡,雌青曰翠,出郁林。
(Tang Dynasty, Xuanying in "Sound and Meaning of All Scriptures": The male red is called 翡 (fěi), the female blue is called 翠 (cuì), coming from the dense forest.)
2. 玉石名 (jadeite)
- Example: 翡翠 (jadeite)
3. 可作装饰品的翡翠羽毛 (jadeite feather)
【引】
1. 《楚辞·招魂》:翡帷翠帐,饰高堂些。
(From "Chuci · Invoking the Soul": The翡 curtains and 翠 tents adorn the grand hall.)