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西
施
Word Definition - 西施
xī shī
Xishi (c. 450 BC), famous Chinese beauty, foremost of the four legendary beauties 四大美女[sì dà měi nǚ], given by King Gou Jian 勾踐|勾践[gōu jiàn] of Yue as concubine to King of Wu as part of a successful plan to destroy Wu
Individual Character Details
西
xī, xī
施
shī, shī