秦淮八艷

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

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]

Qinhuai district of Nanjing City 南京市 in Jiangsu 江蘇|江苏

name of a river

eight; 8

colorful / splendid / gaudy / amorous / romantic / to envy