憐香惜玉
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Chinese[edit]
to pity | fragrant; incense; (of food) savoury fragrant; incense; (of food) savoury; appetizing; sweet; scented; popular |
pity; regret; rue pity; regret; rue; begrudge |
jade | ||
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trad. (憐香惜玉) | 憐 | 香 | 惜 | 玉 | |
simp. (怜香惜玉) | 怜 | 香 | 惜 | 玉 |
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憐香惜玉
- to have tender, protective feelings for the fairer sex
- 「死到臨頭,自身難保,居然尚有憐香惜玉之心。」 [MSC, trad.]
- From: 1966, Jin Yong, Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils, Chapter 11
- “Sǐdàolíntóu, zìshēnnánbǎo, jūrán shàng yǒu liánxiāngxīyù zhī xīn.” [Pinyin]
- "You're going to die soon, it's difficult for you to protect yourself, but you still set your mind on treating these girls tenderly and protectively!"
「死到临头,自身难保,居然尚有怜香惜玉之心。」 [MSC, simp.]
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