红杏出墙
hóng​xìng​chū​qiáng

to have an affair

红杏出墙 紅杏出牆 hóng​xìng​chū​qiáng
to have an affair
A metaphor for a married woman having a secret lover or committing adultery
vibrant spring scenery
Original poetic line from Song Dynasty poet Ye Shaowong's 游园不值 yóu​yuán​bù​zhí, describing a red apricot tree leaning over a garden wall to represent the beauty of spring

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Frequency data
BCC Corpus (BLCU)