西宫 (xī gōng) — Western Palace (residence of imperial concubines); imperial concubine (by metonymy)
Definition
Literally 'Western Palace' — in an imperial harem, the residence on the west side. By extension, it metonymically refers to the concubine(s) who lived there.
noun
Western Palace (residence of imperial concubines)imperial concubine (by metonymy)
Examples
- ，西宫。Zài gǔ dài, xī gōng shì huáng dì fēi zi jū zhù de dì fāng.In ancient times, the Western Palace was where the emperor's concubines lived.
- 西宫。Tā xiě le yì běn guān yú xī gōng de lì shǐ xiǎo shuō.He wrote a historical novel about the Western Palace.
- 西宫。Zhè wèi xī gōng zài hòu gōng zhōng hěn yǒu quán shì.This imperial concubine was very powerful in the harem.
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