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灰姑娘

Huī gū niang · hui gu niang

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

Meaning

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  1. Cinderella
  2. a sudden rags-to-riches celebrity

In a sentence

2 examples
01

像(xiàng)灰(huī)姑(gū)娘(niang)这(zhè)样(yàng)的(de)故(gù)事(shi)可(kě)以(yǐ)在(zài)中(zhōng)国(guó)、日(rì)本(běn)及(jí)世(shì)界(jiè)任(rèn)何(hé)国(guó)家(jiā)都(dōu)可(kě)以(yǐ)找(zhǎo)到(dào)。

Stories like Cinderella can be found in China, Japan and in every land of the world.

Tatoeba: Chinese by fucongcong · English by blay_paul · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

她(tā)一(yí)夜(yè)成(chéng)名(míng)，被(bèi)媒(méi)体(tǐ)称(chēng)为(wéi)歌(gē)坛(tán)的(de)灰(huī)姑(gū)娘(niang)。

She became famous overnight and was called the Cinderella of the music world by the media.

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