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lapis lazuli

Abbreviation

lapis lazuli (color)

Abbreviation

beryl

Abbreviation

mall blue passerine bird (esp. the blue-and-white flycatcher and the Siberian blue robin, but also the red-flanked bluetail)

Rare term

glass

lapis lazuli blue; bright blue; azure

blue-glazed roof tile

red-flanked bluetail (species of flycatcher, Tarsiger cyanurus)

blue admiral (species of nymphalid butterfly, Kaniska canace)

Colloquial

Formosan whistling thrush (Myophonus insularis)

blue-and-white flycatcher (Cyanoptila cyanomelana)

nemophila (Nemophila menziesii); baby blue-eyes

Proverb

cream rises to the top; great talent will stand out anywhere; lapis lazuli and crystals shine when lit up

gold-ribbon grouper (species of fish, Aulacocephalus temmincki)

Lidth's jay (Garrulus lidthi)

scarlet pimpernel (Anagallis arvensis)

beach speedwell; Veronica Longifolia

eastern bluebird (Sialia sialis)

Asian fairy bluebird (Irena puella)

indigo bunting (Passerina cyanea)

sapphire devil (Chrysiptera cyanea)

elongate janthina (Janthina globosa)

superb blue-wren (Malurus cyaneus); superb fairywren; blue wren

Eucorydia yasumatsui (species of cockroach)

Proverb

cream rises to the top; great talent will stand out anywhere; you realize what things are lapis lazuli and crystal when they are lit up

jōruri; type of dramatic recitation accompanied by a shamisen (associated with Japanese puppet theater)

Japanese puppet theatre in which recited narrative and dialog is accompanied by a shamisen (forerunner of bunraku)

Siberian blue robin (Luscinia cyane)

blue-and-white flycatcher (Cyanoptila cyanomelana)