Xiǎn fūrén shì liù shìjì āndìng Lǐngnán de jīnguó yīngxióng.
Lady Xian was a sixth-century heroine who helped keep peace in Lingnan.
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冼 is used almost only as a surname in modern Chinese, common in Guangdong. Its best-known bearers are the Southern dynasties heroine 冼夫人 and the composer 冼星海, who wrote the Yellow River Cantata.
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Surname only; it carries no separate common-word meaning today. Do not confuse it with the look-alike 洗 (to wash).
