貂蝉(diāo chán)

2 charactersTrad. 貂蟬

Diaochan (-192), one of the four legendary beauties…

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Pinyin
diāo chán
Meaning
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 吕布
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Characters
2
Traditional
貂蟬

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