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heroine of Qin dynasty 秦朝 folk tale, who searched for her husband, and whose tears broke down a stretch of the Great Wall to reveal his bodySources & editorial notes
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孟姜女 孟姜女 [Meng4 jiang1 nu:3] /heroine of Qin dynasty 秦朝 folk tale, who searched for her husband, and whose tears broke down a stretch of the Great Wall to reveal his body/Reference definitions and teaching material have separate provenance.
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