三宫六院

三宮六院

sāngōng-liùyuàn

idiom

Meanings

HSK 7-9

皇帝坐拥三宫六院。

Huángdì zuò yōng sāngōng-liùyuàn.

The emperor had his three palaces and six courts at his disposal.

HSK 7-9

三宫六院七十二妃是民间的说法。

Sāngōng-liùyuàn qīshí'èr fēi shì mínjiān de shuōfǎ.

"Three palaces, six courts, seventy-two consorts" is a folk expression.

culture

A stock phrase for imperial polygamy rather than an exact count. It often appears in the extended form 三宫六院七十二妃 in drama and fiction.

三 sān

宫 gōng

六 liù

院 yuàn