霸王别姬 (霸王別姬)
Bà wáng Bié Jī
Pinyin
Definition
霸王别姬 (霸王別姬)
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- The Conqueror Bids Farewell to His Favorite Concubine (tragic opera by Mei Lanfang 梅蘭芳|梅兰芳[Méi Lán fāng])
- Farewell My Concubine (1993 film by Chen Kaige)
Character Decomposition
Idioms (13)
胜者王侯败者寇
- 1 the winners become princes and marquises; the losers are vilified as bandits (idiom)
- 2 history is written by the victors
大水冲了龙王庙
- 1 lit. surging waters flooded the Dragon King temple (idiom)
- 2 fig. to fail to recognize a familiar person
- 3 a dispute between close people who fail to recognize each other
天差地別
- 1 poles apart (idiom)
- 2 as different as can be
成则为王,败则为寇
- 1 lit. called a king if successful, called a bandit if defeated (idiom)
- 2 fig. losers are always in the wrong
擒贼擒王
- 1 to defeat the enemy by capturing their chief (idiom)