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秦淮八艳

Qín huái bā yàn

4-character word Traditional 秦淮八艷

What 秦淮八艳 means

1. the famous eight beautiful and talented courtesans who lived near the Qinhuai River {秦淮河|Qín huái Hé} in the late Ming or early Qing

The characters in 秦淮八艳

• 秦Qínsurname Qin; Qin dynasty (221–207 BC) of the first emperor 秦始皇; short name for 陕西
• 淮Huáiname of a river
• 八bāeight
• 艳yànbright; fresh and attractive; glamorous; (bound form) amorous; romantic…