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红杏出墙		Traditional Chinese
紅杏出墻
Mandarin pinyin pronunciation
hóng xìng chū qiáng		Cantonese jyutpin pronunciation
/(hung4 hang6 cheut1 cheung4 )
Short definition a wife having an illicit lover (idiom)
Usage frequency Somewhat infrequent
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All available English definitions a wife having an illicit lover (idiom)MDBG icon / lit. the red apricot tree leans over the garden wallMDBG icon /
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Copyleft icon MDBG icon MDBG: lit. the red apricot tree leans over the garden wall; a wife having an illicit lover (idiom)
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