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Trad. 貂蟬
- Diaochan (-192), one of the four legendary beauties 四大美女[si4 da4 mei3 nu:3], in fiction a famous beauty at the break-up of Han dynasty, given as concubine to usurping warlord Dong Zhuo 董卓[Dong3 Zhuo2] to ensure his overthrow by fighting hero Lü Bu 呂布|吕布[Lu:3 Bu4]
- Cape San Diego or Santiao, easternmost point of Taiwan Island
Trad. 狗尾續貂
- lit. to use a dog's tail as a substitute for sable fur (idiom)
- fig. a worthless sequel to a masterpiece