(bird species of China) mandarin duck (Aix galericulata); (fig.) affectionate couple; happily married couple
trad. 鴛鴦
Also written 鴛鴦【yuān yāng】
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used in 鴛鴦|鸳鸯[yuan1 yang1]
野鸳鸯yě yuān yāng
wild mandarin duck; (derog.) illicit lovers; unorthodox couple
鸳鸯浴yuān yāng yù
taking a bath together as a couple
鸳鸯锅yuān yang guō
"mandarin ducks" pot (hot pot with a divider, containing spicy soup on one side, mild soup on the other)
棒打鸳鸯bàng dǎ yuān yāng
(idiom) to cruelly separate lovers (esp. by family or societal pressure); to forcibly break up a couple against their will