Jan 29, 2008 22:42
16 yrs ago
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Chinese term
美人官
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Proposed translations
(English)
3 | imperial concubine with the title of Meiren | Jason Ma |
3 | beautiful officer | franksf |
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imperial concubine with the title of Meiren
A title for imperial concubine.
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Note added at 4 hrs (2008-01-30 03:41:54 GMT)
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Actually, it depends on the context.
Quoted from the link above:
七十二嫔妃
所谓七十二嫔妃,不过是泛指皇帝后宫人数的众多,实际上皇帝后宫侍妾的数目远比七十二为多。《管子·小匡》即言:“九妃六嫔,陈妾数千”。《礼·昏仪》则言周代后妃制曰:"古者天子后立六宫,三夫人,九嫔,二十七世妇,八十一御妻"。可见早在诸侯时期,国君的妻妾已甚众了。秦汉之时秉承周制建立了中国封建社会的后妃制,以皇帝为中心,皇帝之母称皇太后,祖母称太皇太后,嫡妻称皇后。由于秦的时代短暂,所以完备的后妃体制及其等级划分实际执行于汉代。汉代的后妃爵列八品:即1.皇后,2.夫人,3.美人,4.良人,5.八子,6.七子,7.长使,8.少使。自汉武帝、汉元帝始,后宫三千嫔妃又扩至十四个等级。即1.昭仪,2.婕妤,3.(女圣)娥,4.容华,5.美人,6.八子,7.充依,8.七子,9.良人,10.长使,11.少使,12.五官,13.顺常,14.无涓,共和、娱灵、保林等。东汉时又化繁为简,六宫仅有皇后、贵人之称,其下只设美人、宫人、采女三等。
三国魏晋时期后妃制又有所变化,自夫人以下魏定爵秩十二等。魏太祖于王后以下定五等:夫人、昭仪、 婕妤、容华、美人。文帝时增设贵嫔、淑媛、修容、顺成、良人五等。明帝时又增设淑妃、昭华、修仪(除去了顺成)三等。晋参照汉魏之制于皇后下设贵嫔、夫人、贵人为三夫人;又设淑妃、淑媛、淑仪、修华、 修容、修仪、婕妤、容华、充华为九嫔;还有美人、才人等,其位亦在九嫔以下。
至此周之三夫人、九嫔便有了具体名称。
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Note added at 5 hrs (2008-01-30 03:48:34 GMT)
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... 沉容姬) was a low-ranked imperial consort with the title Meiren (美人). .... his brothers' pregnant concubines and kept the children if they bore males, ...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emperor_Ming_of_Liu_Song
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Note added at 5 hrs (2008-01-30 03:52:11 GMT)
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**low-ranked imperial consort/concubine with the title ''Meiren''**
...If it fits the cotext.
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Note added at 1 day5 hrs (2008-01-31 04:20:06 GMT) Post-grading
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In this case, "a beautiful officer/official or imperial concubine" don't fit the context. It could be a beautiful dancer with the family name 官.
For example, 美人官恩娜
http://www.sc.xinhuanet.com/content/2006-03/14/content_64669...
I wish this might be helpful.
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Note added at 4 hrs (2008-01-30 03:41:54 GMT)
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Actually, it depends on the context.
Quoted from the link above:
七十二嫔妃
所谓七十二嫔妃,不过是泛指皇帝后宫人数的众多,实际上皇帝后宫侍妾的数目远比七十二为多。《管子·小匡》即言:“九妃六嫔,陈妾数千”。《礼·昏仪》则言周代后妃制曰:"古者天子后立六宫,三夫人,九嫔,二十七世妇,八十一御妻"。可见早在诸侯时期,国君的妻妾已甚众了。秦汉之时秉承周制建立了中国封建社会的后妃制,以皇帝为中心,皇帝之母称皇太后,祖母称太皇太后,嫡妻称皇后。由于秦的时代短暂,所以完备的后妃体制及其等级划分实际执行于汉代。汉代的后妃爵列八品:即1.皇后,2.夫人,3.美人,4.良人,5.八子,6.七子,7.长使,8.少使。自汉武帝、汉元帝始,后宫三千嫔妃又扩至十四个等级。即1.昭仪,2.婕妤,3.(女圣)娥,4.容华,5.美人,6.八子,7.充依,8.七子,9.良人,10.长使,11.少使,12.五官,13.顺常,14.无涓,共和、娱灵、保林等。东汉时又化繁为简,六宫仅有皇后、贵人之称,其下只设美人、宫人、采女三等。
三国魏晋时期后妃制又有所变化,自夫人以下魏定爵秩十二等。魏太祖于王后以下定五等:夫人、昭仪、 婕妤、容华、美人。文帝时增设贵嫔、淑媛、修容、顺成、良人五等。明帝时又增设淑妃、昭华、修仪(除去了顺成)三等。晋参照汉魏之制于皇后下设贵嫔、夫人、贵人为三夫人;又设淑妃、淑媛、淑仪、修华、 修容、修仪、婕妤、容华、充华为九嫔;还有美人、才人等,其位亦在九嫔以下。
至此周之三夫人、九嫔便有了具体名称。
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Note added at 5 hrs (2008-01-30 03:48:34 GMT)
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... 沉容姬) was a low-ranked imperial consort with the title Meiren (美人). .... his brothers' pregnant concubines and kept the children if they bore males, ...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emperor_Ming_of_Liu_Song
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Note added at 5 hrs (2008-01-30 03:52:11 GMT)
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**low-ranked imperial consort/concubine with the title ''Meiren''**
...If it fits the cotext.
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Note added at 1 day5 hrs (2008-01-31 04:20:06 GMT) Post-grading
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In this case, "a beautiful officer/official or imperial concubine" don't fit the context. It could be a beautiful dancer with the family name 官.
For example, 美人官恩娜
http://www.sc.xinhuanet.com/content/2006-03/14/content_64669...
I wish this might be helpful.
Reference:
Note from asker:
The actual context is the beginning of an interview with a famous dance instructor. The interviewer begins with: "哎哟,这一路紧赶慢赶的也没追上美人官." Could 官 be a typo? |
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Comment: "Thanks very much, this info has been very helpful :-)"
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