tōu​xiāng

illicit affair

  • created sense approved 偷香 · tōu​xiāng · illicit affair — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    偷香

    tōu​xiāng

    illicit affair

    An illicit love affair between a man and a woman; historically refers to a woman showing favor to a lover. The phrase originates from a story in the [[世说新语|世說新語|shi4 shuo1 xin1 yu3]] about a woman who gave her father's rare incense to her secret lover

    偷 (literal) → 偷 · tōu · secretly 香 (literal) → 香 · xiāng · fragrant substance

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