| 秦 |
Qín huái bā yàn | the famous eight beautiful and talented courtesans who lived near the Qinhuai River 秦淮河 in the late Ming or early Qing |
| 秦 |
Qín | surname Qin / Qin dynasty (221-207 BC) of the first emperor 秦始皇 / short name for 陕西 |
| 秦 |
Qín huái | Qinhuai district of Nanjing City 南京市 in Jiangsu 江苏 |
| 淮 |
Huái | name of a river |
| 八 |
bā | eight |
| 艳 |
yàn | variant of 艳 |
| 艳 |
yàn | variant of 艳 |
| 艳 |
yàn | old variant of 艳 |
| 艳 |
yàn | bright; fresh and attractive; glamorous / (bound form) amorous; romantic / (literary) to admire; to envy |