Entry
湘妃竹
Source
CC-CEDict 200217
Characters
湘 妃 竹
Miscellaneous
Traditional
湘妃竹
Simplified
湘妃竹
Pinyin
xiang1 fei1 zhu2
English
same as 斑竹[ban1 zhu2], mottled bamboo, since according to legend the spots on mottled bamboo are marks left by the tears shed by two of King Shun's 舜[Shun4] concubines (Ehuang 娥皇[E2 huanɡ2] and Nüying 女英[Nü3 yinɡ1], known as the Concubines of the Xiang 湘妃[Xiang1 Fei1]) upon learning of his death
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