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Xuanqiao Douyan is a Chinese idiom. Its pinyin is Xu à nqi à OD à uy á n, which means kuaqi Jingmiao. It comes from the preface of Dai Li Boxiang Chongqi.
The origin of Idioms
Xue Fucheng's preface to Li Boxiang in Qing Dynasty: "those who regard their husband as a master of the last skill, who show off their skill and beauty, but have no real meaning, are still better in quality than in literature."
Idiom usage
Used as a predicate or attributive; used in writing
Chinese PinYin : xuàn qiǎo dòu yán
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an unfavorable prognosis with a half possibility of death. bàn sǐ bàn shēng
be attacked by the enemy from without and within. biǎo lǐ shòu dí