西宫 (xī gōng) — Western Palace (residence of imperial concubines); imperial concubine (by metonymy)

Definição

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)

Exemplos

  • 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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