五陵

Mandarin

simpl. and trad.
五陵

Adjective

五陵 (traditional and simplified, Pinyin wǔlíng)

1. fashionable (young men)
   • 1965: Pai Hsien-yung, Taipei People, The Eternal Snow Beauty

     尹雪艷總也不老。十幾年前那一班在上海百樂門舞廳替他捧場的五陵年少，有些頭上開了頂，有些鬢添了霜 (trad.)

      

     尹雪艳总也不老。十几年前那一班在上海百乐门舞厅替他捧场的五陵年少，有些头上开了顶，有些鬓添了霜 (simp.)

     Yin Hsueh-yen somehow never seemed to age. Of those fashionable young men who had been her admirers more than a dozen years ago in Shanghai's Paramount Ballroom, some had grown bald on top and some were graying at the temples (Taipei People bilingual edition, ISBN 9622018599)

Noun

五陵 (traditional and simplified, Pinyin wǔlíng)

1. The five Imperial tombs which are referenced in the Book of Han. All five tombs were located in the vicinity of the ancient capital of Changan. The tombs were a favorite hangout for all of the fashionable young men of the area. The names of the five tombs were:

1. trad. 長陵, simpl. 长陵
2. 安陵
3. trad. 陽陵, simpl. 阳陵
4. 茂陵 (tomb of the Emperor Wu of Han)
5. 平陵