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蟾
Simplified
蟾
Traditional
蟾
Pinyin
chán
Definition
toad ("chán" represents the sound of its croaking); (mythology) the three-legged toad said to exist in the moon; (metonym) the moon
夜里
能
听到
蟾
叫
吗
?
Yèlǐ néng tīngdào chán jiào ma?
Can you hear the toad croaking at night?
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蟾蜍
chán chú
toad
爪蟾
zhuǎ chán
Xenopus (type of frog)
蟾宫折桂
chán gōng zhé guì
lit. plucking a branch of osmanthus from the Toad Palace (i.e. the moon); fig. to succeed in the imperial examination
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