杨玉环 yáng yù huán

DEFINITIONS

  1. Yang Yuhuan or Yang Guifei 楊貴妃|杨贵妃[Yang2 Gui4 fei1] (719-756), famous Tang beauty, consort of Emperor Xuanzhong 唐玄宗[Tang2 Xuan2 zong1], blamed for extravagance and killed as a scapegoat during the An-Shi Rebellion 安史之亂|安史之乱[An1 Shi3 zhi1 Luan4]

CHARACTERS

杨 yáng willow, poplar, aspen; surname
玉 yù jade, precious stone, gem
环 huán jade ring or bracelet; ring