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怜香惜玉

lián xiāng xī yù

4-character word Traditional 憐香惜玉

What 怜香惜玉 means

1. to have tender, protective feelings for the fairer sex (idiom)

The characters in 怜香惜玉

• 怜liánto pity
• 香xiāngfragrant; sweet smelling; aromatic
• 惜xīto cherish; to begrudge; to pity
• 玉yùjade

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