馬嵬坡
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Mandarin [edit]
| simpl. | 马嵬坡 | |
|---|---|---|
| trad. | 馬嵬坡 | |
Etymology [edit]
It was at this site that the lady Yang Guifei was executed on 15 July, 756. The episode is famously described in the poem Song of Everlasting Regret, by Bai Juyi.
Proper noun [edit]
馬嵬坡 (traditional, Pinyin Mǎwéi pō, simplified 马嵬坡)
- (archaic) the slopes of Mawei (another name for the way station at Mawei, located to the west of present day Xingping, Shaanxi)
Synonyms [edit]
- 馬嵬驛 (way station at Mawei)
References [edit]
馬嵬驛之變 on the Mandarin Wikipedia.zh.Wikipedia:馬嵬驛之變- 驛站 on the Mandarin Wikipedia.zh.Wikipedia:驛站
- "馬嵬坡" (in Mandarin), Guoyu Cidian On-line Mandarin Dictionary (國語辭典). URL accessed on 2009-05-31.
