四大美女 sì dà měi nǚ

DEFINITIONS

  1. the four legendary beauties of ancient China, namely: Xishi 西施[Xi1 shi1], Wang Zhaojun 王昭君[Wang2 Zhao1 jun1], Diaochan 貂蟬|貂蝉[Diao1 Chan2] and Yang Yuhuan 楊玉環|杨玉环[Yang2 Yu4 huan2]

CHARACTERS

四 sì four
大 dà big, great, vast, large, high
美 měi beautiful, pretty; pleasing
女 nǚ woman, girl; feminine; rad. 38