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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Bà wáng Bié Jī
  1. The Conqueror Bids Farewell to His Favorite Concubine (tragic opera by Mei Lanfang 梅蘭芳|梅兰芳[Méi Lán fāng])
  2. Farewell My Concubine (1993 film by Chen Kaige)

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

nǚ wáng
  1. 1 queen
Wáng
  1. 1 surname Wang
wáng zǐ
  1. 1 prince
  2. 2 son of a king
wáng dào
  1. 1 the Way of the King
  2. 2 statecraft
  3. 3 benevolent rule
  4. 4 virtuous as opposed to the Way of Hegemon 霸道
bà qì
  1. 1 imperious
  2. 2 aggressive
  3. 3 assertive
  4. 4 dictatorial manner
  5. 5 boldness
  6. 6 classifier: 股 gǔ

Idioms (13)

胜者王侯败者寇
shèng zhě wáng hóu bài zhě kòu
  1. 1 the winners become princes and marquises; the losers are vilified as bandits (idiom)
  2. 2 history is written by the victors
大水冲了龙王庙
dà shuǐ chōng le Lóng Wáng miào
  1. 1 lit. surging waters flooded the Dragon King temple (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to fail to recognize a familiar person
  3. 3 a dispute between close people who fail to recognize each other
天差地別
tiān chā dì bié
  1. 1 poles apart (idiom)
  2. 2 as different as can be
成则为王,败则为寇
chéng zé wéi wáng , bài zé wéi kòu
  1. 1 lit. called a king if successful, called a bandit if defeated (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. losers are always in the wrong
擒贼擒王
qín zéi qín wáng
  1. 1 to defeat the enemy by capturing their chief (idiom)