hǎi​shàng​huā

flowers on the sea

海上花 hǎi​shàng​huā
flowers on the sea
(literary) flowers drifting on the sea, often used as a metaphor for courtesans in old Shanghai
Sing-Song Girls of Shanghai
short title of the classic novel by Han Bangqing depicting the lives of courtesans in the foreign concessions of Shanghai during the late Qing dynasty

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