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Alexandre-Évariste Fragonard - Don Juan and the Statute of the Commander - WGA8046
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Don Juan and the statue of the Commander mg 0119
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Alexandre-Évariste Fragonard
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唐璜

Tánghuáng
proper noun #36,063

Meanings

  1. 1 Don Juan (the legendary seducer)
  2. 2 a womanizer; ladies' man

About Don Juan

文学人物 fictional character

Legendary Spanish seducer of women, the hero of plays, Mozart's opera 'Don Giovanni' and Byron's long poem 'Don Juan'. In Chinese, as in English, his name is also used for a womanizer.

Examples

HSK 5
他自以为是个唐璜，结果被姑娘们集体拉黑。
Tā zìyǐwéi shì ge Tánghuáng, jiéguǒ bèi gūniang men jítǐ lāhēi.
He thought of himself as a Don Juan, and ended up being collectively blocked by the girls.
HSK 7-9
莫扎特的歌剧《唐璜》是经典中的经典。
Mòzhātè de gējù 《 Tánghuáng 》 shì jīngdiǎn zhōng de jīngdiǎn.
Mozart's opera 'Don Giovanni' is a classic among classics.

Tips

memory
The 唐 in his name renders the Spanish title 'Don', not the Tang dynasty: Don Quixote is likewise 堂吉诃德 or 唐吉诃德. And 璜, a jade half-disc ornament, stands for 'Juan'.

Stroke Order

唐 Táng
璜 huáng