èr nǎi
mistress
second wife
lover
ài hào zhě
lover (of art, sports etc)
amateur
enthusiast
fan
ài ren
spouse (PRC)
lover (non-PRC)
CL:個|个[ge4]
pīn fū
lover (of a woman)
illicit partner
paramour
Lín Dài yù
Lin Daiyu, female character in The Dream of Red Mansions, cousin and thwarted lover of Jia Baoyu 賈寶玉|贾宝玉
zhōng qíng
to fall in love
to love sb or sth dearly (lover, or art)
pīn
to be a mistress or lover
hóng xìng chū qiáng
lit. the red apricot tree leans over the garden wall
a wife having an illicit lover (idiom)
zuì wēng
wine-lover
drinker
toper
drunkard
Zhāng Fēi
Zhang Fei (168-221), general of Shu and blood-brother of Liu Bei in Romance of the Three Kingdoms, famous as fearsome fighter and lover of wine
zuì wēng zhī yì bù zài jiǔ
wine-lover's heart is not in the cup (idiom); a drinker not really interested in alcohol
having an ulterior motive
to have other things in mind
with an ax to grind
accomplishing something besides what one set out to do
zhòng sè qīng yǒu
paying more attention to a lover than friends (idiom)
to value sex over friendship
qíng rén yǎn lǐ chū Xī Shī
lit. in the eyes of a lover appears 西施[Xī shī] (idiom); fig. beauty is in the eye of the beholder
qíng ér
illicit lover
secret lover
extra-marital lover
pīn jū
to cohabit with a lover illicitly
duàn xiù zhī pǐ
lit. cut sleeve (idiom); fig. euphemism for homosexuality, originating from History of Western Han 漢書|汉书: emperor Han Aidi (real name Liu Xin) was in bed with his lover Dong Xian, and had to attend a court audience that morning. Not wishing to awaken Dong Xian, who was sleeping with his head resting on the emperor's long robe sleeve, Aidi used a knife to cut off the lower half of his sleeve.
qíng rén yǎn lǐ yǒu Xī Shī
In the eyes of the lover, a famous beauty (idiom). Beauty in the eye of the beholder
qíng rén yǎn lǐ chū Xī shī
lit. in the eyes of a lover appears 西施[Xi1 shi1] (idiom); fig. beauty is in the eye of the beholder
qíng rén yǎn lǐ yǒu Xī shī
In the eyes of the lover, a famous beauty (idiom). Beauty in the eye of the beholder
qíng r
mistress
secret lover
extra-marital lover
Tái wō
(derogatory for Taiwanese) Jap lover
tōu hàn
(of a woman) to take a lover
tōu hàn zi
(of a woman) to take a lover
fù yōng fēng yǎ
(of an uneducated person) to mingle with the cognoscenti
to pose as a culture lover
to be a culture snob
having pretensions to culture
hóng xìng chū qiáng
lit. the red apricot tree leans over the garden wall (idiom)
fig. a wife having an illicit lover
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