貂蝉

Diāo Chán · diao chan

Traditional 貂蟬

Meaning

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  1. Diaochan (-192), one of the four legendary beauties 四大美女 (sì dà měi nǚ), in fiction a famous beauty at the break-up of Han dynasty, given as concubine to usurping warlord Dong Zhuo 董卓 (Dǒng Zhuó) to ensure his overthrow by fighting hero Lü Bu 呂布 / 吕布 (Lǚ Bù)

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