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霸王别姬

Bà wáng Bié Jī

4-character word Traditional 霸王別姬

What 霸王别姬 means

1. The Conqueror Bids Farewell to His Favorite Concubine (tragic opera by Mei Lanfang {梅兰芳|Méi Lán fāng})
2. Farewell My Concubine (1993 film by Chen Kaige)

The characters in 霸王别姬

• 霸bàhegemon; tyrant; lord
• 王wángking or monarch; best or strongest of its type; grand
• 别biéto leave; to part (from); (literary) to differentiate; to distinguish…
• 姬jīwoman; concubine; female entertainer (archaic)