Huī​gū​niang

Cinderella

灰姑娘 Huī​gū​niang
Cinderella noun
the titular heroine of the folk tale who is treated poorly by her stepfamily before becoming royalty

Cinderella finally married the prince.

rags-to-riches noun
a person who achieves sudden fame or success from a humble or impoverished background

Her success story turned her into a real-life Cinderella.

Frequency

Movie subtitles
4.59 per million appears in 1% of films

Sources

Definitions
CC-CEDICT
Frequency data
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