the primary wife of a prince or a vassal king in ancient China

The highest-ranking imperial concubine in feudal China, holding a status second only to the empress.

A wife of an emperor ranking below the empress.

Yang Guifei (719-756), the favorite consort of Emperor [[唐玄宗|唐玄宗|tang2 xuan2 zong1]] and one of the Four Beauties of ancient China; she is often referred to by her given name [[杨玉环|楊玉環|yang2 yu4 huan2]]

concubines of an emperor; also written [[妃嫔|妃嬪|fei1 pin2]]

the wives and concubines of an emperor or monarch

The collective term for the empress and the emperor's concubines in imperial China.

A variety of bamboo with purple-brown spots on its stem; legend says the spots are the teardrops of the goddesses [[娥皇|娥皇|e2 huang2]] and [[女英|女英|nu:3 ying1]] who wept for Emperor [[舜|舜|shun4]] by the [[湘江|湘江|xiang1 jiang1]]

(Chinese mythology) The daughter of [[伏羲|伏羲|fu2 xi1]] who drowned in the Luo River and became its goddess, also known as [[洛神|洛神|luo4 shen2]]

light pink; also called [[杨妃色|楊妃色|yang2 fei1 se4]]

The Celestial Consort, a Taoist sea goddess and earlier title of the deity [[妈祖|媽祖|ma1 zu3]]; she is widely worshipped in coastal China, Taiwan, and Southeast Asia for protecting sailors and fishermen.

the first legal wife (original wife), especially as distinguished from a successor wife; specifically used for the primary wife of a monarch or feudal lord

a type of candy made with sugar and butter; also covers taffy in some contexts

A popular cultivar of lychee known for its thin skin and small pit; literally "concubine's smile"

husband or wife

Diana, Princess of Wales (1961-1997)

honorific title for Wang Zhaojun, one of the four legendary beauties of ancient China, used to avoid a naming taboo related to an emperor's name

Yang Guifei (719-756), famous Tang beauty and consort of Emperor Xuanzhong [[唐玄宗|唐玄宗|tang2 xuan2 zong1]]

pale pink color, also known as consort pink

A legendary character from the Song Dynasty novel "The Biography of Concubine Mei," said to be a favorite concubine of Emperor Xuanzong of Tang. Originally named [[江采苹|江采蘋|jiang1 cai3 ping2]], she was famously fond of plum blossoms and was later cast aside due to the jealousy of [[杨贵妃|楊貴妃|yang2 gui4 fei1]]. While some traditions treat her as historical, she is widely considered a fictional figure created by later authors.

the poetic name used by the character Lin Daiyu in the classic novel Dream of the Red Chamber

the story of Consort Pan of the Southern Qi Dynasty, whose feet were said to leave lotus patterns on the floor; used to describe a woman's tiny feet

(literary) a beautiful goddess or female celestial being

a long reclining chair in the style of a daybed or couch

A famous Peking opera set in the Tang Dynasty about Yang Guifei drinking alone after being stood up by the Emperor

Fragrant Concubine, a legendary Uyghur consort of the Qianlong Emperor in the Qing Dynasty; famous for the natural fragrance of her body and her tragic story, which often appears in operas and novels.