lǐ​sān​niáng

Li Sanniang (opera)

Senses

李三娘 lǐ​sān​niáng Li Sanniang (opera)

Title of a traditional opera set in the Five Dynasties period; tells the story of the wife of 刘知远 liú​zhī​yuǎn who is mistreated by her family and forced to work a mill while her husband is at war, eventually reuniting after sixteen years.

李三娘 lǐ​sān​niáng Li Sanniang (Daoist deity)

Historical figure (Li Lihua) from Gutian, Fujian, who became one of the Three Ladies (Sannai Furen) of the Lüshan school of Daoism; she is said to have studied magic on Mount Lv with 陈靖姑 chén​jìng​gū and 林九娘 lín​jiǔ​niáng

References

see 李三娘/李三娘 刘知远/劉知遠
see 李三娘/李三娘 咬脐郎/咬臍郎
see 李三娘/李三娘 五龙祚/五龍祚
see 李三娘/李三娘 陈靖姑/陳靖姑
see 李三娘/李三娘 林九娘/林九娘