貂

雪貂

xuě diāo

ferret

黑貂

hēi diāo

sable (Martes zibellina)

三貂角

sān diāo jiǎo

Cape San Diego or Santiao, easternmost point of Taiwan Island

水貂

shuǐ diāo

mink (Mustela lutreola, M. vison)

狗尾续貂

gǒu wěi xù diāo

lit. to use a dog's tail as a substitute for sable fur (idiom)

紫貂

zǐ diāo

sable (Martes zibellina)

貂熊

diāo xióng

wolverine (Gulo gulo)

貂皮

diāo pí

mink fur

貂蝉

diāo chán

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]