半老徐娘

bàn lǎo Xú niáng

Dictionary entry

middle-aged but still attractive woman

What does 半老徐娘 mean?

半老徐娘 (bàn lǎo Xú niáng) has the following dictionary meaning.

1middle-aged but still attractive woman

2lady of a certain age

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半bànhalf · semi-老lǎoprefix used before the surname of a person or a numeral indicating the order of birth of the children in a family or to indicate affection or familiarity · old (of people)徐Xúsurname Xu 娘niángmother · young lady

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半老徐娘

bàn lǎo Xú niáng

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