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| Processed by: | kbaiko (2026-08-09 13:37:06 UTC) |
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<< review queue entry 88821 - submitted by 'agedits' >> I was discussing with ChatGPT how 杏仁 came to mean apricot, where I made the free association that maybe it was because of a woman's attractive curves, when ChatGPT dropped that construction 杏脸桃腮, which I couldn't find in CC-CEDICT. Thought I will drop it here, see what happens ;) ---------- Editor: It's a 成语 and I'll accept it, but please check a word's usage before submitting as this one seems quite rare. The only hit from my corpus: 夏姬【杏脸桃腮】，体若春柳，具有骊姬、息妫的美貌，兼有妲己、褒姒的狐媚，人称“一代妖姬” Also, it's an adjective while your definition is a noun Other examples: 王甫察见她【杏脸桃腮】，穿着雪白的看护妇服，越显得粉妆玉琢，不禁心中一动，忽然起子个染指的念头 穿了金绣云霞帔，绯红盘金锦绣裙，却生得柳眉凤目，【杏脸桃腮】，十分美丽，坐在凤舆里面，徐徐而 |
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# 杏臉桃腮 杏脸桃腮 [[xing4lian3tao2sai1]] /a beautiful woman with a delicate, attractive complexion and rosy cheeks/ # Editor: + 杏臉桃腮 杏脸桃腮 [[xing4lian3-tao2sai1]] /(idiom) (of a woman) having a fair complexion with rosy cheeks; beautiful/ |