qiàn​nǚ​lí​hún

a girl's soul leaves her body for love

  • created sense approved 倩女离魂/倩女離魂 · qiàn​nǚ​lí​hún · a girl's soul leaves her body for love — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    倩女离魂 / 倩女離魂

    qiàn​nǚ​lí​hún

    a girl's soul leaves her body for love

    The title of a Yuan dynasty variety play (zaju) by Zheng Guangzu, which tells the story of a young woman whose soul leaves her body to follow her lover; used to describe a girl dying of love

    倩女 (literal) → 倩女 · qiàn​nǚ · beautiful woman 离 (literal) → 离/離 · lí · to leave 魂 (literal) → 魂 · hún · soul

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