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红粉 (hóng fěn) — rouge and powder (cosmetics); (literary) women, the fair sex

Definition

Literary/poetic word meaning 'rouge and powder' (cosmetics) and, by extension, the women who use them — a romantic, old-fashioned image, not used in everyday speech.

noun
rouge and powder (cosmetics)(literary) womenthe fair sex

Examples

  • 红粉。
    Gǔ dài nǚ zǐ cháng yòng hóng fěn huà zhuāng.
    Ancient women often used rouge and powder to apply makeup.
  • 红粉。
    Zhè shǒu shī miáo xiě le hóng fěn jiā rén de měi lì.
    This poem depicts the beauty of a woman adorned with rouge and powder.
  • 红粉，。
    hóng fěn Zhī fěn, zì gǔ biàn shì nǚ zǐ zhuāng shì zhī wù.
    Rouge and powder have been women's adornments since ancient times.

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