孟姜女 mèng jiāng nǚ

Meng Jiangnü, legendary Great Wall heroine

Word data

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Definitions

  1. 1. heroine of Qin dynasty qín cháo folk tale, who searched for her husband, and whose tears broke down a stretch of the Great Wall to reveal his body

Characters

Character Meaning
surname Meng; eldest amongst brothers
ginger; surname Jiang; variant of jiāng
female; woman; daughter