the famous eight beautiful and talented courtesans who lived near the Qinhuai River 秦淮河[Qin2 huai2 He2] in the late Ming or early Qing
trad. 秦淮八艷
Also written 秦淮八艷【Qín huái bā yàn】
Characters in this word
4秦
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surname Qin, Qin dynasty (221–207 BC) of the first emperor 秦始皇[Qin2 Shi3 huang2], short name for 陝西|陕西[Shan3 xi1]
- Pinyin
- Qín
- Strokes
- 10
- Frequency
- 33358 of 2500
淮
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name of a river
- Pinyin
- Huái
- Strokes
- 11
- Frequency
- 20459 of 2500
八
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eight
- Pinyin
- bā
- Strokes
- 2
- Frequency
- 3655 of 2500
艳
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variant of 豔|艳[yan4]
- Pinyin
- yàn
- Traditional
- 艶
- Strokes
- 10
- Frequency
- 37379 of 2500