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半老徐娘
bàn​lǎo​xú​niáng

still-attractive middle-aged woman

Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents
  1. 半 bàn adverbadjective
    partly
    partly; about half; halfway; incomplete or not fully
  2. 老 lǎo adjective
    old
    old; aged; (of people) venerable
  3. 徐娘 xú​niáng
    attractive middle-aged woman
    a woman of middle age who still retains her charm; a faded beauty; often used in the phrase 徐娘半老 xú​niáng​bàn​lǎo