紅杏出牆

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lit. the red apricot tree leans over the garden wall (idiom) · fig. a wife having an illicit lover

2 Written Forms

Meanings

  1. lit. the red apricot tree leans over the garden wall (idiom)
  2. fig. a wife having an illicit lover

Written Forms

紅杏出牆Traditional · Main Form
红杏出墙Alternate Form

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