1 purple

2 violet

1 purple

2 violet (color)

1 Diaochan (-192), one of the four legendary beauties 四大美女[sì dà měi nu:3], 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[Lu:3 Bù]

1 fig. beautiful purples and brilliant reds (idiom); lit. beautiful flowers

1 ultraviolet ray

1 fig. beautiful purples and brilliant reds (idiom); lit. beautiful flowers

1 lit. to use a dog's tail as a substitute for sable fur (idiom)

2 fig. a worthless sequel to a masterpiece

1 white amaranth, purple eggplant (idiom); common foodstuff, unpretentious lifestyle

1 golden seal at the waist, purple gown (idiom); in official position

1 thousands of purples and reds (idiom); a blaze of color

2 fig. a profusion of flourishing trades