Seven Fairy Sisters(七仙女):
In Chinese, it is pronounced as: qī xiān nǚ，Written as:

The Seven Fairy Sisters are a collective term for seven goddesses in ancient Chinese mythology. They are the daughters of the Celestial Emperor and reside in the Celestial Court. The most famous story among the Seven Fairy Sisters is “The Butterfly Lovers,” also known as “The Cowherd and the Weaver Girl.” Sometimes, the term specifically refers to the youngest of the seven sisters.
Origins of the Seven Fairies: One origin is astronomical worship, related to the constellations such as the Basket of the Seven Sisters, the Pleiades, the three stars of the Weaver Girl in the Ox constellation, and the four stars of the Maid constellation. Another origin stems from the feathered immortals’ concept during the Qin and Han dynasties.
Commonly, folk culture refers to these seven sisters as: the First Fairy Sister, Second Fairy Sister, Third Fairy Sister, Fourth Fairy Sister, Fifth Fairy Sister, Sixth Fairy Sister, and Seventh Fairy Sister. The legends of the Seven Fairy Sisters are often recorded in mythological texts such as “The Butterfly Lovers” and “Journey to the West”; they frequently appear in Ming and Qing dynasty dramas and are widely known as the maidens of the Queen Mother of the West.
One of the most famous stories of the Seven Fairy Sisters involves the youngest sister secretly marrying Dong Yong, a tale widely popular in folklore and part of the Cowherd and Weaver Girl legend.
In culture, the Seven Fairy Sisters are associated with sericulture, weaving, rainbows, ascension to immortality, women, melons, and treasures, symbolizing the Basket of the Seven Stars and rainbows. They are revered in folk culture as the Seven Star Ladies and the Seven Saintly Ladies, reflecting ancient people’s admiration for the stars and Immortals.