created sense approved 孽海花 · nièhǎihuā · A Flower in a Sinful Sea — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
孽海花
nièhǎihuā
A Flower in a Sinful Sea
A famous late-Qing novel initially written by [[金天翮|金天翮|jin1 tian1 he2]] and completed by [[曾朴|曾樸|zeng1 pu3]]; one of the four great 'exposure' novels of the period, it uses the story of a diplomat and a courtesan to reflect historical changes and political corruption.
孽海 (literal) → 孽海 · nièhǎi · sea of sin 花 (literal) → 花 · huā · flower
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