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憐香惜玉
简 怜香惜玉 · 繁 憐香惜玉Mandarin · pinyin lián xiāng xī yù
Meanings
- to have tender, protective feelings for the fairer sex (idiom)
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2–1–1–4 · lian2 xiang1 xi1 yu4
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Rime Cantonese 粵拼
lin4 hoeng1 sik1 juk6
Cantonese word readings for 憐香惜玉. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.
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lin4 hoeng1 sik1 juk6
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- (idiomatic) to have tender, protective feelings for women.
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