cung phi
Pronunciation
Northern
/kuŋ˧˧ fi˧˧/
Central
/kuŋ˧˥ fi˧˥/
Southern
/kuŋ˧˧ fi˧˧/
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royal concubine
Noun
royal concubine
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Meaning
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Meaning
1 senses
Sense 1
Noun
royal concubine
A woman who lived in a palace and was a secondary wife or mistress to a king or emperor.
vi Cô ấy từng là một cung phi sống trong cung điện của nhà vua.
en She was once a concubine living in the king's palace.
Parts
cung / phi / 宮飛
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Parts
cung / phi / 宮飛
Chinese characters
Estimated from syllable mapping
Representative candidate
宮飛
Candidates by syllable
cung
宮
phi
飛
Bold marks a representative candidate assembled from per-syllable character mappings. Parentheses show other candidates for the same syllable. It is not necessarily a source-aligned spelling for the whole word.
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quý phi / thứ phi / hành phi / gian phi …
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quý phi / thứ phi / hành phi / gian phi …
Use
cung điện / ngũ cung / thiên cung / cấm cung …
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Use
cung điện / ngũ cung / thiên cung / cấm cung …