霸王别姬 bà wáng bié jī

Farewell My Concubine; classic tragic love story

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

  1. 1. The Conqueror Bids Farewell to His Favorite Concubine (tragic opera by Mei Lanfang 梅兰芳méi lán fāng)
  2. 2. Farewell My Concubine (1993 film by Chen Kaige)

Characters

Character Meaning
霸 bà HSK 6
tyrant; to rule by force; (in modern advertising) master
王 wáng HSK 5
surname Wang; king or monarch
别 bié HSK 2
don't ...!; other; another
姬 jī
surname Ji; woman; concubine