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琼瑶

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Meanings

  1. 1 Chiung Yao (1938-2024), Taiwanese romance novelist and screenwriter whose melodramatic love stories dominated Chinese-language TV and film for decades

Examples

妈妈年轻时是琼瑶的忠实粉丝。
Māma niánqīng shí shì Qióng Yáo de zhōngshí fěnsī.
My mom was a devoted fan of Chiung Yao when she was young.
《还珠格格》是根据琼瑶的小说改编的。
《Huánzhū Gégé》shì gēnjù Qióng Yáo de xiǎoshuō gǎibiān de.
'Princess Pearl' was adapted from a Chiung Yao novel.

Tips

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琼瑶-style (琼瑶式) has become an adjective in Chinese for overwrought, melodramatic love plots — teary confessions in the rain, star-crossed lovers, endless misunderstandings. Her 1998 TV series 《还珠格格》 made Zhao Wei (赵薇) a superstar across Asia.
memory
琼 (fine jade) + 瑶 (precious jade) — a glittering pen name for a writer whose stories were famously lush and ornate.

Stroke Order

琼 qióng
瑶 yáo