hóng xìng chū qiángdictionary entry
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lit. the red apricot tree leans over the garden wall (idiom) / fig. a wife having an illicit lover
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紅杏出牆 红杏出墙 [hong2 xing4 chu1 qiang2] /lit. the red apricot tree leans over the garden wall (idiom)/fig. a wife having an illicit lover/

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