后宫 (後宮) hòugōng

1. hòu gōng noun the rear palace / the womens' quarters
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   
2. hòugōng noun harem / chambers of imperial concubines
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: (CC-CEDICT '後宮')

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• 卷五十 志第三 天文三 Volume 50 Treatises 3: Astronomy 3 History of Song 宋史 — count: 24
• 卷四十一 列傳第一 后妃 Volume 41 Biographies 1: Emperesses and Consorts Book of Song 宋書 — count: 22
• 卷四十九 志第二 天文二 Volume 49 Treatises 2: Astronomy 2 History of Song 宋史 — count: 17
• 卷九十七下 外戚傳 Volume 97a: The Empresses and Imperial Affines 2 Book of Han 漢書 — count: 14
• 卷十　　周本紀下第十:　　高祖武帝 宣帝 靜帝 Volume 10 Northern Zhou Annals 1: Emperor Gaozu Wu, Emperor Xuan, Emperor Jing History of the Northern Dynasties 北史 — count: 9
• 卷八十五 谷永杜鄴傳 Volume 85: Gu Yong and Du Ye Book of Han 漢書 — count: 8
• 卷二 Scroll 2 Wenxuan 文選 — count: 8
• 卷九十七上 外戚傳 Volume 97a: The Empresses and Imperial Affines 1 Book of Han 漢書 — count: 7
• 卷7 帝紀第7 宣帝 Volume 7 Annals 7: Emperor Xuan Book of Zhou 周書 — count: 7
• 卷十上 皇后紀 Volume 10a: Annals of Empresses 1 Book of Later Han 後漢書 — count: 6