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湘灵
xiāng​líng

goddess of the Xiang River

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湘灵 湘靈 xiāng​líng
goddess of the Xiang River
(literary) the spirits of Ehuang and Nüying, the wives of the legendary Emperor Shun, who drowned themselves in the Xiang River after his death and became its guardian deities

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  • 娥皇 é​huáng
  • 女英 nǚ​yīng