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貂蟬

简貂蝉 · 繁貂蟬

Mandarin · pinyin Diāo Chán

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 Lǚ Bù

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貂: diāo · marten, sable, mink
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蝉: chán · cicada; continuous

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Diaochan (a character in the Romance of the Three Kingdoms)

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