红杏出墙
hóng​xìng​chū​qiáng

apricot blossoms

  • created sense approved 红杏出墙/紅杏出牆 · hóng​xìng​chū​qiáng · apricot blossoms

    红杏出墙 / 紅杏出牆

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    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。

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  • created sense approved 红杏出墙/紅杏出牆 · hóng​xìng​chū​qiáng · unfaithful wife

    红杏出墙 / 紅杏出牆

    hóng​xìng​chū​qiáng

    unfaithful wife

    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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