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鸞: luan (mythical bird)

luan (mythical bird)
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鸞 (らん) is a phoenix-like divine bird of Chinese myth; the word also marks imperial things, as in 鸞輿 (the emperor's carriage).

Key words

鸞らんluan, phoenix-like divine bird
鸞鳥らんちょうluan bird
鸞輿らんよimperial carriage

Example sentences

The luan has long been sung of in old poems as a sacred bird resembling the phoenix.

The imperial carriage carrying the emperor slowly passed out of the palace gate.

On the folding screen, a luan bird dancing among the clouds was painted in gold.

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