| 霸王别姬 |
Bà wáng Bié Jī |
The Conqueror Bids Farewell to His Favorite Concubine (tragic opera by Mei Lanfang 梅兰芳) / Farewell My Concubine (1993 film by Chen Kaige) |
| 霸 |
bà |
variant of 霸 |
| 霸 |
bà |
hegemon / tyrant / lord / feudal chief / to rule by force / to usurp / (in modern advertising) master |
| 霸王 |
bà wáng |
hegemon / overlord / despot |
| 王 |
Wáng |
surname Wang |
| 王 |
wáng |
king or monarch / best or strongest of its type / grand / great |
| 王 |
wàng |
(literary) (of a monarch) to reign over (a kingdom) |
| 别 |
Bié |
surname Bie |
| 别 |
bié |
to leave; to part (from) / (literary) to differentiate; to distinguish / (dialect) to turn away; to turn aside; to avert (one's face, gaze etc) / (bound form) other; another; different / don't ...! / to fasten with a pin or clip / to stick in; to insert (in order to hinder movement) / (noun suffix) category (as in 性别, 派别) |
| 别 |
biè |
to make sb change their ways, opinions etc |
| 姬 |
Jī |
surname Ji / family name of the royal family of the Zhou Dynasty 周代 (1046–256 BC) |
| 姬 |
jī |
woman / concubine / female entertainer (archaic) |