冷宫
Traditional: 冷宮Dictionary entry
(in literature and opera) a place to which a monarch banishes a wife or concubine who falls from favor
What does 冷宫 mean?
冷宫 (lěng gōng) has the following dictionary meaning.
1(in literature and opera) a place to which a monarch banishes a wife or concubine who falls from favor
2(fig.) the doghouse; a state of disfavor
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