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湘妃竹
xiāng fēi zhú
Definitions
- 1. same as 斑竹[bān zhú], 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[shùn] concubines (Ehuang 娥皇[é huáng] and Nüying 女英[Nu:3 yīng], known as the Concubines of the Xiang 湘妃[xiāng fēi]) upon learning of his death