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金童玉女
Mandarin · pinyin jīn tóng yù nǚ
Meanings
- lit. golden boys and jade maidens (idiom)
- attendants of the Daoist immortals
- fig. lovely young children
- a golden couple
- (of a couple who are in the public eye) a lovely young couple
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1–2–4–3 · jin1 tong2 yu4 nu:3
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Rime Cantonese 粵拼
gam1 tung4 juk6 neoi5
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gam1 tung4 juk6 neoi5
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- (Taoism) child attendants of the immortals
- (figurative) innocent and lovely young children
- (figurative) talented and good-looking couple; lovely young couple
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