Word Definition - 貂蝉

diāo chán Diaochan (-192), one of the four legendary beauties 四大美女[sì dà měi nǚ], in fiction a famous beauty at the break-up of Han dynasty, given as concubine to usurping warlord Dong Zhuo 董卓[dǒng zhuó] to ensure his overthrow by fighting hero Lü Bu 呂布|吕布[lǚ bù]

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