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Xuanwu
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From Wiktionary, the free dictionary
See also:
Xuánwǔ
and
Xuan Wu
English
[
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]
English
Wikipedia
has an article on:
Black Tortoise
Wikipedia
English
Wikipedia
has an article on:
Xuan Wu (god)
Wikipedia
Alternative forms
[
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]
Xuan Wu
Hsüan-wu
,
Hsüanwu
,
Hsüan Wu
Hsuanwu
,
Hsuan Wu
Etymology
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From the pinyin romanization of
Mandarin
Chinese
玄武
(
Xuánwǔ
, literally
“
Dark Warrior
”
)
.
Proper noun
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Xuanwu
(
astronomy
,
Chinese culture
)
Synonym of
Black Turtle
A
Taoist
god
.
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