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徐娘半老
xú​niáng​bàn​lǎo

fading beauty

Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents
徐娘半老 xú​niáng​bàn​lǎo
fading beauty
(idiom) a middle-aged woman who still retains traces of her youthful beauty; often carries a flirtatious or slightly derogatory nuance.

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  • 半老徐娘 bàn​lǎo​xú​niáng

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