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Home / Idiom / 怜香惜玉

to have tender, protective feelings for the fairer sex (idiom)

怜香惜玉
lián xiāng xī yù
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Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
passionate love (idiom)男欢女爱nán huān nu:3 àito pledge undying love (idiom); oath of eternal love · to swear by all the Gods海誓山盟hǎi shì shān méngto fondle the flowers and trample the grass (idiom) · to womanize · to frequent brothels · to sow one's wild oats沾花惹草zhān huā rě cǎoto take pity on · pity · mercy怜悯lián mǐn
Antonyms
lit. to like the new, and hate the old (idiom); fig. enamored with new people (e.g. new girlfriend), bored with the old喜新厌旧xǐ xīn yàn jiù
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