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Dictionary content from CC-CEDICT De keizer is ver weg - boek met wilde avonturen in China

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Simplified Pīnyīn		English Definition	Traditional 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

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Simplified Pīnyīn		English Definition	Traditional HSK
西子 Xīzǐ	西子 \| 西子* \| *西子	another name for Xishi 西施


情人眼里出西施 qíngrényǎnlǐchū Xīshī	情人…西施 \| 情人…西施* \| *情人…西施	lit. in the eyes of a lover appears 西施 (idiom); fig. beauty is in the eye of the beholder	情人眼裡出西施


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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