sùshuāng

鹔𮭪

Word · NounTraditional鹔鷞

variant of 鹔鹴; mythical bird

Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma

Meanings

1 sense · 2 examples
1.

noun

variant of 鹔鹴; a mythical bird resembling a phoenix

archaic

This is an archaic variant form rarely used in modern Chinese. The standard form is 鹔鹴. The bird appears in classical literature and is famous for the "鹔鹴裘" (sùshuāng fur coat), a legendary garment mentioned in works like *Shiji*.

Gǔ古
shū书
jì记
zǎi载
 ,
sù鹔
shuāng鷞
zhī之
niǎo鸟
 ,
yǔ羽
máo毛
kě可
zhì制
qiú裘
 。

Ancient texts record that the sushuang bird's feathers could be used to make fur coats.

Sī司
mǎ马
xiāng相
rú如
céng曾
zhuó着
sù鹔
shuāng鷞
qiú裘
fù赴
yàn宴
 。

Sima Xiangru once wore a sushuang fur coat to a banquet.