紫檀
zǐ tán
Pinyin
Definition
紫檀
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- red sandalwood
Character Decomposition
Idioms (4)
姹紫嫣红
- 1 fig. beautiful purples and brilliant reds (idiom); lit. beautiful flowers
白苋紫茄
- 1 white amaranth, purple eggplant (idiom); common foodstuff, unpretentious lifestyle
腰金衣紫
- 1 golden seal at the waist, purple gown (idiom); in official position
万紫千红
- 1 thousands of purples and reds (idiom); a blaze of color
- 2 fig. a profusion of flourishing trades