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Traditional Pīnyīn		English Definition	Simplified HSK
四大美女 sìdàměinǚ	四大美女 \| 四大美女* \| *四大美女	the four legendary beauties of ancient China, namely: Xishi 西施, Wang Zhaojun 王昭君, Diaochan 貂蟬｜貂蝉 and Yang Yuhuan 楊玉環｜杨玉环

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Traditional Pīnyīn		English Definition	Simplified HSK
西施 Xīshī	西施 \| 西施* \| *西施	Xishi (c. 450 BC), famous Chinese beauty, foremost of the four legendary beauties 四大美女, given by King Gou Jian 勾踐｜勾践 of Yue as concubine to King of Wu as part of a successful plan to destroy Wu


貂蟬 Diāo Chán	貂蟬 \| 貂蟬* \| *貂蟬	Diaochan (-192), one of the four legendary beauties 四大美女, in fiction a famous beauty at the break-up of Han dynasty, given as concubine to usurping warlord Dong Zhuo 董卓 to ensure his overthrow by fighting hero Lü Bu 呂布｜吕布	貂蝉


王昭君 Wáng Zhāojūn	王昭君 \| 王昭君* \| *王昭君	Wang Zhaojun (52-19 BC), famous beauty at the court of Han emperor Yuan 漢元帝｜汉元帝, one of the four legendary beauties 四大美女

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