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| Characters | Pronunciation Romanization |
Simple Dictionary Definition |
西施 see styles |
xī shī xi1 shi1 hsi shih seishi / seshi せいし |
More info & calligraphy: Xishi / Xi Shi(personal name) Seishi |
貂蟬 貂蝉 see styles |
diāo chán diao1 chan2 tiao ch`an tiao chan |
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] |
王昭君 see styles |
wáng zhāo jun wang2 zhao1 jun1 wang chao chün oushoukun / oshokun おうしょうくん |
Wang Zhaojun (52-19 BC), famous beauty at the court of Han emperor Yuan 漢元帝|汉元帝[Han4 Yuan2 di4], one of the four legendary beauties 四大美女[si4 da4 mei3 nu:3] (personal name) Oushoukun |
四大美女 see styles |
sì dà měi nǚ si4 da4 mei3 nu:3 ssu ta mei nü |
the four legendary beauties of ancient China, namely: Xishi 西施[Xi1 shi1], Wang Zhaojun 王昭君[Wang2 Zhao1 jun1], Diaochan 貂蟬|貂蝉[Diao1 Chan2] and Yang Yuhuan 楊玉環|杨玉环[Yang2 Yu4 huan2] |
五講四美三熱愛 五讲四美三热爱 see styles |
wǔ jiǎng sì měi sān rè ài wu3 jiang3 si4 mei3 san1 re4 ai4 wu chiang ssu mei san je ai |
the five emphases, four beauties and three loves (PRC policy introduced in 1981, including emphasis on manners, beauty of language and love of socialism) |
Entries with 2nd row of characters: The 2nd row is Simplified Chinese.
This page contains 5 results for "Four Beauties" in Chinese and/or Japanese.Information about this dictionary:
Apparently, we were the first ones who were crazy enough to think that western people might want a combined Chinese, Japanese, and Buddhist dictionary.
A lot of westerners can't tell the difference between Chinese and Japanese - and there is a reason for that. Chinese characters and even whole words were borrowed by Japan from the Chinese language in the 5th century. Much of the time, if a word or character is used in both languages, it will have the same or a similar meaning. However, this is not always true. Language evolves, and meanings independently change in each language.
Example: The Chinese character 湯 for soup (hot water) has come to mean bath (hot water) in Japanese. They have the same root meaning of "hot water", but a 湯屋 sign on a bathhouse in Japan would lead a Chinese person to think it was a "soup house" or a place to get a bowl of soup. See this: Japanese Bath House
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