- 半老徐娘 bànlǎoxúniáng still-attractive middle-aged womanA middle-aged woman who is still attractive; sometimes used with a mocking or slightly disrespectful tone toward a woman who is perceived as trying too hard to remain flirtatious
- 徐娘半老 xúniángbànlǎo fading beauty(idiom) a middle-aged woman who still retains traces of her youthful beauty; often carries a flirtatious or slightly derogatory nuance.