Qing Wen: 6 Incredible Women from Chinese History | Intermediate Lesson | ChinesePod
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To celebrate International Women's Day, Fiona and Constance are going over six women from the Qin to Qing Dynasty. Their influence ranges from different realms as politics, literature, and art but they all hold one thing in common: their impact on Chinese history remains to this day!
Key Dialogue:
三八 (sānbā) - 8th of March, or slang for a foolish woman
你怎么那么三八!都四十多岁了还穿那么花的衣服 (nǐ zěnme nàme sānbā! dōu sìshí duō suì le hái chuān nàme huā de yīfu) - You are so slutty ! Wearing such over the top clothes even though you are over 40!
武则天、武媚 (wǔzétiān、 wǔmèi) - Wu Ze Tian (624-705)
武则天是中国唯一的女皇帝 (wǔzétiān shì Zhōngguó wéiyī de nǚ huángdì) - Wu Zhe Tian was the only ever female emperor of China.
则天文字 (zétiān wénzì) - Zhe Tian characters
慈禧太后 (cíxǐ tàihòu) - The Empress Dowager Ci Xi (1835- 1908)
李清照 (Lǐ qīngzhào) - Li Qing Zhao (1084-1155) Song dynasty poet
卓文君 (zhuówénjūn) - Zhuo Wen Jun (West Han Dynasty)
女子无才便是德 (nǚzǐ wú cái biàn shì dé) - a woman's virtue is to have no talent.
柳如是 (liǔrúshì) - Liu Ru Shi (1618-1664)
陈圆圆 (Chén Yuányuan) - Chen Yuan Yuan (1624 - 1681)
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To celebrate International Women's Day, Fiona and Constance are going over six women from the Qin to Qing Dynasty. Their influence ranges from different realms as politics, literature, and art but they all hold one thing in common: their impact on Chinese history remains to this day!
Key Dialogue:
三八 (sānbā) - 8th of March, or slang for a foolish woman
你怎么那么三八!都四十多岁了还穿那么花的衣服 (nǐ zěnme nàme sānbā! dōu sìshí duō suì le hái chuān nàme huā de yīfu) - You are so slutty ! Wearing such over the top clothes even though you are over 40!
武则天、武媚 (wǔzétiān、 wǔmèi) - Wu Ze Tian (624-705)
武则天是中国唯一的女皇帝 (wǔzétiān shì Zhōngguó wéiyī de nǚ huángdì) - Wu Zhe Tian was the only ever female emperor of China.
则天文字 (zétiān wénzì) - Zhe Tian characters
慈禧太后 (cíxǐ tàihòu) - The Empress Dowager Ci Xi (1835- 1908)
李清照 (Lǐ qīngzhào) - Li Qing Zhao (1084-1155) Song dynasty poet
卓文君 (zhuówénjūn) - Zhuo Wen Jun (West Han Dynasty)
女子无才便是德 (nǚzǐ wú cái biàn shì dé) - a woman's virtue is to have no talent.
柳如是 (liǔrúshì) - Liu Ru Shi (1618-1664)
陈圆圆 (Chén Yuányuan) - Chen Yuan Yuan (1624 - 1681)
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