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湘夫人

Xiāng Fūrén
proper noun

Meanings

  1. 1 the Lady of the Xiang, goddess of the Xiang River
  2. 2 The Lady of the Xiang, a song of the Nine Songs addressed to her

Examples

HSK 4
《湘夫人》是《九歌》中的一篇，一般认为是屈原写的。
《 Xiāng Fūrén 》 shì 《 Jiǔgē 》 zhōng de yì piān, yìbān rènwéi shì Qū Yuán xiě de.
"The Lady of the Xiang" is one of the Nine Songs and is usually attributed to Qu Yuan.
HSK 6
传说湘夫人是湘江的女神。
Chuánshuō Xiāng Fūrén shì Xiāngjiāng de nǚshén.
Legend has it that the Lady of the Xiang is the goddess of the Xiang River.

Tips

culture
One old reading makes 湘君 and 湘夫人 the sisters 娥皇 and 女英, wives of the sage-king 舜, who drowned in the Xiang after his death; their tears are said to have spotted the bamboo there, 湘妃竹 'speckled bamboo'. Another reading makes 湘君 a river god and 湘夫人 his consort.

Stroke Order

湘 xiāng
夫 fū
人 rén