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紅男綠女

简红男绿女 · 繁紅男綠女

Mandarin · pinyin hóng nán lǜ nǚ

young people decked out in gorgeous clothes (idiom)

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紅: hóng · red, vermillion; blush, flush
男: nán · male, man; son; baron; surname
綠: lǜ · green; chlorine
女: nǚ · woman, girl; feminine; Kangxi radical 38; 10th lunar mansion, determinative star ε Aquarii (Albali)
红: hóng · red, vermillion; blush, flush
绿: lǜ · green; chlorine

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2–2–4–3 · hong2 nan2 lu:4 nu:3

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(idiomatic) young men and women in colorful clothes

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