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孟姜女
 
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mèng jiāng nǚ
  • 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

孟姜女 mèng jiāng nǚ

孟姜女
1 我国民间故事中的人物。相传在秦始皇时,因其夫杞良被迫修筑长城,多年未归,便万里寻夫。及至长城,闻说丈夫已死,乃哭于城下,长城因此而倒。是我国各地流传甚广的民间故事,故事可能是由春秋时代杞良妻哭夫崩城之事所演变而来。

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