霸王别姬

Traditional form:

霸王別姬

Pinyin (reading):

Bàwáng Bié Jī

Definitions:

• The Conqueror Bids Farewell to His Favorite Concubine (tragic opera by Mei Lanfang 梅蘭芳／梅兰芳 ( Méi Lánfāng))
• Farewell My Concubine (1993 film by Chen Kaige)

Characters:

• 霸 - tyrant; to usurp, to rule by might
• 王 - king, ruler; royal; surname
• 别 - to separate, to distinguish, to classify; to leave; other; do not, must not
• 姬 - beauty; imperial concubine

Traditional characters:

• 霸 - tyrant; to usurp, to rule by might
• 王 - king, ruler; royal; surname
• 別 - to separate, to distinguish, to classify; to leave; other; do not, must not
• 姬 - beauty; imperial concubine