杨贵妃

楊貴妃

YángGuìfēi

popculture

Meanings

1 Yang Guifei (719-756), Imperial Consort Yang, favored concubine of Tang Emperor Xuanzong and one of the Four Beauties of ancient China

Characters

surname Yang; poplar

imperial concubine

Examples

杨贵妃是中国古代四大美女之一。

Yáng Guìfēi shì Zhōngguó gǔdài sì dà měinǚ zhī yī.

Yang Guifei is one of the Four Great Beauties of ancient China.

安史之乱中,她在马嵬坡被赐死。

Ān-Shǐ zhī luàn zhōng, tā zài Mǎwéi Pō bèi cìsǐ.

During the An Lushan Rebellion, she was forced to commit suicide at Mawei Slope.

Tips

history

Originally the wife of Emperor Xuanzong's own son, she was taken as imperial consort in 745. Her lavish court lifestyle and the political rise of her cousin 杨国忠 are traditionally blamed for triggering the An Lushan Rebellion (安史之乱), which ended the Tang golden age.

culture

Bai Juyi's long poem 《长恨歌》 (Song of Everlasting Sorrow) immortalized her death as tragic romance. The idiom 闭月羞花 ('shames the moon, embarrasses the flowers') traditionally pairs her with Diaochan.

Stroke Order

杨 yáng

贵 guì

妃 fēi