秦淮八艳

Traditional: 秦淮八艷
Qín huái bā yàn
Dictionary entry
the famous eight beautiful and talented courtesans who lived near the Qinhuai River 秦淮河[Qin2 huai2 He2] in the late Ming or early Qing

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秦淮八艳 (Qín huái bā yàn) has the following dictionary meaning.

1the famous eight beautiful and talented courtesans who lived near the Qinhuai River 秦淮河[Qin2 huai2 He2] in the late Ming or early Qing

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