jiu1 tou4 nung4 lei5夭桃穠李夭桃秾李
Jyutpingjiu1 tou4 nung4 lei5
Yaleyīu tòuh nùhng léih
Definition
Beautiful young women, metaphorically compared to gorgeous peach and plum blossoms.
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How it's used
This idiom is a literary way to describe young women who are in the prime of their youth and beauty. It is rarely used in casual, everyday speech and carries a poetic or slightly formal tone. Using it in a modern context often sounds like you are quoting classical poetry or trying to be intentionally flowery.
Examples
The two sisters are truly beautiful young ladies, very pretty.
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Common phrases
to describe beautiful young women
Common mistake
Learners often mistake this for a general term for fruit or nature, but it is strictly used to describe human beauty. It is also highly gendered and should only be used to describe young women.
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Grammar guides
- LocationHow to say where something is using 喺 (hai2), place words like 度, and the common coverbs that work like English prepositions.
- Serial verbsStringing two or more verbs together without any joining word, like go to the shop buy things. Extremely common in Cantonese.
- 將 disposalHow to move the object in front of the verb with 將, to focus on what happens to it. Common in instructions and writing.
