xiāng​fū​rén

Nymph of the Xiang River

  • created reference approved 湘夫人 → 女英 (same_as) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    湘夫人 xiāng​fū​rén

    女英 nǚ​yīng

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  • created reference approved 湘夫人 → 楚辞/楚辭 (see) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    湘夫人 xiāng​fū​rén

    楚辞 / 楚辭 chǔ​cí

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  • created sense approved 湘夫人 · xiāng​fū​rén · Nymph of the Xiang River — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    湘夫人

    xiāng​fū​rén

    Nymph of the Xiang River

    A mythological water spirit; in Chinese folklore, she is identified as [[女英|女英|nu:3 ying1]], the daughter of Emperor Yao and wife of Emperor Shun, who drowned herself in the Xiang River after Shun's death.

    xiāng​fū​ren

    湘 (literal) → 湘 · xiāng · Xiang River 夫人 (literal) → 夫人 · fū​rén · lady

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  • created sense approved 湘夫人 · xiāng​fū​rén · The Ladies of the Xiang — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    湘夫人

    xiāng​fū​rén

    The Ladies of the Xiang

    Title of a famous poem from the "Nine Songs" in the [[楚辞|楚辭|chu3 ci2]], traditionally attributed to Qu Yuan; it is a ritual song written from the perspective of the male Xiang River spirit longing for his consort.

    xiāng​fū​ren

    湘 (literal) → 湘 · xiāng · Xiang River 夫人 (literal) → 夫人 · fū​rén · lady

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