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褒姒

Mandarin · pinyin Bāo sì

Baosi, concubine of King You of Zhou 周幽王 Zhōu Yōu wáng and one of the famous Chinese beauties

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褒: bāo · praise, commend, honor, cite
姒: sì · wife of elder brother

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1–4 · Bao1 si4

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bou1 ci5

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