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same as bānzhú斑竹, mottled bamboo, since according to legend the spots on mottled bamboo are marks left by the tears shed by two of King Shun's shùn舜 concubines (Ehuang éhuáng娥皇 and Nüying nǚyīng女英, known as the Concubines of the Xiang xiāngfēi湘妃) upon learning of his death