hóng​xìng​chū​qiáng

apricot blossoms

Senses

红杏出墙/ 紅杏出牆 hóng​xìng​chū​qiáng apricot blossoms

Literally describing a red apricot tree leaning over a garden wall, signifying the arrival of spring.

满园春色关不住,一枝红杏出墙来。

红杏出墙/ 紅杏出牆 hóng​xìng​chū​qiáng unfaithful wife

expression · A figurative expression for a married woman having an illicit lover or an extramarital affair.

他怎么也没想到,自己贤惠的妻子竟然会红杏出墙。

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