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兰摧蕙折
lán​cuī​huì​zhé

early death of a woman

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兰摧蕙折 蘭摧蕙折 lán​cuī​huì​zhé
early death of a woman
Literally "the orchid is destroyed and the fragrant herb is broken"; a metaphor used in elegiac couplets to mourn the untimely death of a young woman