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TSUMUGU · named-entity · 詞
慈禧 word · named-entity
慈禧 =
ㄘˊ ㄒㄧˇ · cíxǐ
proper noun — Empress Dowager Cixi, the woman who ruled late-Qing China from behind the throne

字源 FORM — what the parts do

kind, motherly (慈愛的慈)from her honorific title, not a surname
auspicious, blessed (恭賀新禧的禧)chosen for the title's auspicious sense
慈禧,慈愛的慈,恭賀新禧的禧。

故事 STORY — a scene to remember it by

她的尊號取「愛」()和「吉祥」()兩個字,人卻記得她垂簾聽政的鐵腕。
Her honorific spells "kind" (慈) and "blessed" (禧), yet she is remembered for her iron rule from behind the curtain.
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