秦淮八艷

秦
秦
淮
淮
八
八
艳
艷
the famous eight beautiful and talented courtesans who lived near the Qinhuai River 秦淮河[Qin2 huai2 He2] in the late Ming or early Qing

Characters and words in 秦淮八艷

秦
qín = qi + (e)n2
surname Qin / Qin dynasty (221-207 BC) of the first emperor 秦始皇[Qin2 Shi3 huang2] / abbr. for 陝西|陕西[Shan3 xi1]
秦 = 𡗗 + 禾 : The Queen of Hearts (qi) gave a poisoned bowl of cereals (禾) to the first emperor Qin (秦). In the encampment's kitchen ((e)n2) she is waiting with her hands folded (𡗗) to become the first female emperor soon.
秦
淮
Qinhuai district of Nanjing City 南京市 in Jiangsu 江蘇|江苏
淮
huái = hu + ai2
name of a river
八
ba̅ = b + a1
eight; 8
八 = 丿 + ㇏ : Mnemonic symbol: an eight-ball.

Beelzebub (b-) wants to find new ways to lure people into playing pool billiard. To this end he is meditating on top of an eight-ball (八) in front of the Ashram (a1). He uses a finger (㇏) and a banana (丿) as incense to create the right atmosphere.
艳
艷
yàn = y + an4
colorful / splendid / gaudy / amorous / romantic / to envy
艳 = 丰 + 色 : The glamorous (艳) Maud Younger (y) challenges you for a dice game (色) in the anthill's bathroom (an4). If you win, you can follow her into her romantic (艳) golden cage (丰), but if you loose, you have to follow her into her romantic (艳) golden cage (丰).

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