褒 姒

Bāo sìdictionary entry

Baosi, concubine of King You of Zhou 周幽王[Zhōu Yōu wáng] and one of the famous Chinese beauties

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Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

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Original source entry:

褒姒 褒姒 [Bao1 si4] /Baosi, concubine of King You of Zhou 周幽王[Zhou1 You1 wang2] and one of the famous Chinese beauties/

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褒
bāo
to praise / to commend / to honor / (of clothes) large or loose
姒
sì
wife or senior concubine of husbands older brother (old) / elder sister (old)
Sì
surname Si

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