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concubine

[kong-kyuh-bahyn, kon-] / ˈkɒŋ kyəˌbaɪn, ˈkɒn- /
NOUN
harlot
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Back in 1993, Farewell My Concubine - regarded as one of the great works of Chinese cinema - made it to the big screen.

From BBC • May 9, 2018

He first came to international attention with his portrayal of Cheng Dieyi, the androgynous Peking Opera star, for the film Farewell My Concubine, which won the Palme d'Or at Cannes in 1993.

From BBC • Apr. 8, 2018

Jiajing, the awful emperor, refers in his mind to one of his supposedly top-ranked concubines as “wretched Concubine What’s Her Name.”

From New York Times • Aug. 16, 2015

Here's one example, where a member of the family who has become an Imperial Concubine returns to her old home for a visit, in preparation for which her family has completely redesigned their garden.

From Salon • Nov. 22, 2010

Further, the King had by a Concubine, Richard a sonne, and Mary a daughter; who were311 lost vpon the sea with their brother William.

From The Lives of the III Normans, Kings of England: William the First, William the Second, Henrie the First by Hayward, John




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