金 童 玉 女

jīn tóng yù nǚdictionary entry

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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金童玉女 金童玉女 [jin1 tong2 yu4 nu:3] /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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