Black Turtle

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Black Turtle

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From Mandarin 玄武 (Xuánwǔ, literally “Dark Warrior”) + the primary animal representing it.

proper noun

a Chinese constellation making up one of the Four Symbols of Chinese astronomy
Chinese a symbol of the element of water and direction north, typically depicted as a turtle entwined with a snake
Similar: Black Turtle of the North, Black Tortoise, Xuanwu, Hsüan-wu

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한국어	현무 Hyeonmu
日本語	玄武
中文	玄武 Xuánwǔ, 北方玄武 Běifāng Xuánwǔ
Tiếng Việt	Huyền Vũ

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@misc{black_turtle_2026,
  title = {Black Turtle},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/black%20turtle},
  urldate = {2026-11-07}
}