Definition
茶花女 is the Chinese name for the novel 'La Dame aux Camélias' by Alexandre Dumas fils, and its tragic heroine Marguerite Gautier (often called Camille in English). The story revolves around a courtesan who wears a camellia flower and her doomed love affair. In Chinese media and conversation, the term can also refer to the archetype of a self-sacrificing courtesan or a woman associated with camellias.
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Camille (the heroine of Alexandre Dumas fils's novel La Dame aux Camélias)
Examples
- ，《茶花女》。Wǒ zuìjìn dú le yì běn xiǎoshuō, jiào 《chá huā nǚ》.I recently read a novel called 'La Dame aux Camélias'.
- 茶花女，。chá huā nǚ de gùshì fēicháng gǎnrén, ràng rén liú lèi.The story of Camille is very touching and makes people cry.
- 《茶花女》。Diànyǐng 《chá huā nǚ》 de yǎnyuán biǎoyǎn de hěn chūsè.The actors in the film 'Camille' performed excellently.
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