liú​lǎo​lao​jìn​dà​guān​yuán

Granny Liu visits the Grand View Garden

Senses

刘姥姥进大观园/ 劉姥姥進大觀園 liú​lǎo​lao​jìn​dà​guān​yuán Granny Liu visits the Grand View Garden

To be overwhelmed by new experiences and luxurious surroundings; describes a simple person who is dazzled or confused by unfamiliar splendor or sophisticated settings. This idiom originates from a scene in the novel 红楼梦 hóng​lóu​mèng where a rural widow visits an aristocratic estate.

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