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长门
zhǎng​méncháng​mén

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  • 长门赋 cháng​mén​fù Ode to Tall Gate Palace
    A famous Han Dynasty poetic essay composed by [[司马相如|司馬相如|si1 ma3 xiang1 ru2]] on behalf of Empress Chen, who had lost the favor of Emperor Wu and was living in the Changmen (Tall Gate) Palace; the work expresses the sorrow and resentment of a woman discarded by her husband.