chén​shì​měi

Chen Shimei

  • created reference approved 陈世美/陳世美 → 秦香莲/秦香蓮 (see) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    陈世美 / 陳世美 chén​shì​měi

    秦香莲 / 秦香蓮 qín​xiāng​lián

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    created reference

  • created reference approved 陈世美/陳世美 → 铡美案/鍘美案 (see) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    陈世美 / 陳世美 chén​shì​měi

    铡美案 / 鍘美案 zhá​měi'àn

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  • created sense approved 陈世美/陳世美 · chén​shì​měi · Chen Shimei — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    陈世美 / 陳世美

    chén​shì​měi

    Chen Shimei

    A character in traditional Chinese operas such as [[铡美案|鍘美案|zha2 mei3 an4]] who, after passing the imperial exam, conceals his marriage to become the prince consort and abandons his wife [[秦香莲|秦香蓮|qin2 xiang1 lian2]]

    陈 (literal) → 陈/陳 · chén · Chen 世 (literal) → 世 · shì · Shi 美 (literal) → 美 · měi · surname

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  • created sense approved 陈世美/陳世美 · chén​shì​měi · fickle and heartless man — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    陈世美 / 陳世美

    chén​shì​měi

    fickle and heartless man

    A metaphor for an unfaithful man who abandons his wife and family for status or a new lover

    陈 (literal) → 陈/陳 · chén · Chen 世 (literal) → 世 · shì · Shi 美 (literal) → 美 · měi · surname

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

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