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1 Yang Yuhuan 楊玉環|杨玉环[Yáng Yù huán] or Yang Guifei (719-756), famous Tang beauty, consort of Emperor Xuanzhong 唐玄宗[Táng Xuán zōng], blamed for extravagance and killed as a scapegoat during the An-Shi Rebellion 安史之亂|安史之乱[Ān Shǐ zhī Luàn]

王妃

wáng fēi

1 princess (in Europe)

Sample Sentences

哼，咱中国四大美人儿里面，大家首先想到的不就是杨贵妃，瞧那丰腴的身段、银盘儿似的饱满脸庞，试问人世间还有比这更美好的吗？

hèng ，zá Zhōngguó sì dà měirénr lǐmiàn ，dàjiā shǒuxiān xiǎngdào de bù jiùshì Yáng Guìfēi ，qiáo nà fēngyú de shēnduàn 、yínpánr shìde bǎomǎn liǎnpáng ，shìwèn rénshìjiān háiyǒu bǐ zhè gèng měihǎo de ma ？

Hmmph, among the four legendary Chinese beauties, doesn't everyone always think of Yang Guifei. Looking at her full-bodied figure, and her full face like a silver plate, one might well ask, is there anyone more beautiful in the mortal world?

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对对对，你就像那唐朝贵妃，可是真真儿的美人儿呢，现在这都是什么审美啊？什么A4腰啊，苹果4腿的，再这么折腾下去干脆饿死得了，一了百了。

duìduìduì ，nǐ jiù xiàng nà Tángcháo guìfēi ，kěshì zhēn zhēnr de měirénr ne ，xiànzài zhè dōu shì shénme shěnměi ā ？shénme À yāo ā ，píngguǒ 4 tuǐ de ，zài zhème zhēteng xiàqu gāncuì è sǐ dé le ，yīliǎobǎiliǎo 。

Yes, yes. You're like a Tang Dynasty imperial concubine, a real beauty. What kind of aesthetic is there around nowadays? With the waist only as wide as an A4 sheet of paper, and legs as thin as the iPhone 4. If we keep on torturing each other like this, we may as well just starve to death and be done with it.

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黄妃“追追追"(台语歌）

Huáng fēi “zhuī zhuī zhuī "(Tái yǔ gē ）

Huang Fei's "The Chase" (Taiwanese Hokkien Song)

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站在英国凯特王妃旁边更有中国味呢。

zhàn zài Yīngguó Kǎitè wángfēi pángbiān gèng yǒu Zhōngguówèi ne 。

Standing next to English princess Kate Middleton, it really gave off even more of a Chinese flavor.

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用脚指头想也知道，皇后自己生不出男孩，怎么容许别的妃子生儿子来动摇他的地位呢？母凭子贵，从古时候到现在都没变，当女人好像就是要生个儿子才能巩固自己在婚姻中的地位。

yòng jiǎozhǐtóu xiǎng yě zhīdào ，huánghòu zìjǐ shēng bù chū nánhái ，zěnme róngxǔ biéde fēizi shēng érzi lái dòngyáo tā de dìwèi ne ？mǔpíngzǐguì ，cóng gǔshíhou dào xiànzài dōu méi biàn ，dāng nǚrén hǎoxiàng jiùshì yào shēng gè érzi cáinéng gǒnggù zìjǐ zài hūnyīn zhōng de dìwèi 。

It doesn't take much to work it out, the Empress hasn't been able to give birth to a son, why would she let the son of a concubine threaten her position? Mothers are only important for the sons they give you, that has remained the same from ancient times until the modern day, having a son consolidates a woman's status in her marriage.

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也对哦，不过要是能像那些皇帝的妃子一样，有人伺候、每天打扮得漂漂亮亮的，什么事也不用做，也不用上班，我倒是会考虑一下，认真来生个儿子。

yěduì ò ，bùguò yàoshì néng xiàng nàxiē huángdì de fēizi yīyàng ，yǒurén cìhòu 、měitiān dǎbàn de piàopiàoliàngliàng de ，shénme shì yě bùyòng zuò ，yě bùyòng shàngbān ，wǒ dào shì huì kǎolǜ yīxià ，rènzhēn lái shēng gè érzi 。

That's true I suppose, but if I could be like those concubines, with people waiting on my every move, getting to dress up so beautifully everyday, without anything to do and not having to go to work, I would consider really trying for a son.

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可惜呀，到42岁才有人把他引荐给皇帝。李白以为施展自己才能的机会到了，结果却是去给皇上和贵妃写诗作乐的。把他郁闷死了，一年多就不干了。

kěxī ya ，dào sìshíèr suì cái yǒu rén bǎ tā yǐnjiàn gěi huángdì 。Lǐ Bái yǐwéi shīzhǎn zìjǐ cáinéng de jīhuì dào le ，jiéguǒ què shì qù gěi huángshàng hé guìfēi xiěshī zuòlè de 。bǎ tā yùmèn sǐ le ，yīnián duō jiù bù gàn le 。

Unfortunately, it wasn't until he was 42 years old that someone gave him an introduction to the emperor. Li Bai thought that his opportunity to make use of his talents had come, but instead he was brought to write poems for the emperor and his concubine. It made him really depressed, and after a little more than a year, he quit.

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那你们觉得杨贵妃怎么样？长得最富态的那位。

nà nǐmen juéde Yáng Guìfēi zěnmeyàng ？zhǎng de zuì fùtài de nà wèi 。

Then what do you guys think of Yang Guifei? She was the plumpest of all of them.

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你说，本宫是皇上最宠爱的妃子，看他整天为国事操心，本宫该不该帮他出出主意呢？

nǐ shuō ，běngōng shì huángshang zuì chǒng ài de fēizi ，kàn tā zhěngtiān wèi guóshì cāoxīn ，běngōng gāi bù gāi bāng tā chū chu zhǔyi ne ？

I'm the Emperor's most beloved concubine. Tell me- looking at the way he worries about the country every day, do you think I should give him some advice?

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怎么什么事搁你嘴里都那么庸俗啊！杨贵妃的美是源自她的自信和内在气质！唐朝人以胖为美的审美观正好说明当时国富民强！

zěnme shénme shì gē nǐ zuǐ lǐ dōu nàme yōngsú a ！Yáng guìfēi de měi shì yuánzì tā de zìxìn hé nèizài qìzhì ！Tángcháo rén yǐpàngwéiměi de shěnměi guān zhènghǎo shuōmíng dāngshí guófùmínqiáng ！

How come everything you say is so vulgar! Yang Guifei's beauty came from her self confidence and internal style. You can see why the country was rich and powerful during the time by looking at how they saw fat as a form of beauty!

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