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Chinese
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nine
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a crow; black; not a crow; black; not; empty; void |
| trad. (九烏)
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九
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烏
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| simp. (九乌)
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九
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乌
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| Literally: “nine crows”.
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Etymology
See 九日. Figurative use of 烏 (“crow”) is from the three-legged crow living in the sun in Chinese mythology.
Pronunciation
Noun
九烏
- (literary, figuratively) nine suns