Hạ Cơ

Hạ Cơ là một nhân vật nổi tiếng trong lịch sử Trung Quốc thời Xuân Thu.

Definition

1. Proper Noun:
   • Xia Ji: A historical figure from the Spring and Autumn period, the daughter of Duke Mu of Zheng. She is infamously known in Chinese historical texts for her great beauty and her numerous extramarital affairs, which caused significant political turmoil.

Usage Examples

• Proper Noun:
  • The story of Hạ Cơ is recorded in the "Zuo Zhuan". (Câu chuyện về Hạ Cơ được ghi chép trong "Tả Truyện".)
  • Hạ Cơ was married to several men, including Yu Shu of Chen. (Hạ Cơ đã kết hôn với nhiều người đàn ông, trong đó có Ngu Thúc nước Trần.)

Advanced Usage

• The name Hạ Cơ is often used in historical and literary contexts as a symbol of devastating beauty and sexual promiscuity that leads to chaos.
  • His downfall was blamed on a modern-day Hạ Cơ. (Sự sụp đổ của ông ta bị đổ lỗi cho một Hạ Cơ thời hiện đại.)

Variants and Related Words

• Hạ Thị: An alternative way to refer to Hạ Cơ, using the clan name (氏) as was customary for women in ancient China.

Synonyms

• Femme fatale: A woman of great beauty who brings disaster to those who love her.
• Seductress: A woman who uses her beauty to attract and manipulate men.

Related Idioms

• While there is no direct idiom containing "Hạ Cơ", her story is emblematic of the concept "hồng nhan họa thủy" (beauty is a disaster), meaning a beautiful woman can be the source of great trouble.