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霸王別姬

简霸王别姬 · 繁霸王別姬

Mandarin · pinyin Bà wáng Bié Jī

The Conqueror Bids Farewell to His Favorite Concubine (tragic opera by Mei Lanfang 梅蘭芳 Méi Lán fāng)
Farewell My Concubine (1993 film by Chen Kaige)

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霸: bà · rule by might rather than right
王: wáng · king, ruler; royal; surname
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姬: jī · beauty; imperial concubine
别: bié · separate, other; do not

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4–2–2–1 · Ba4 wang2 Bie2 Ji1

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