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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
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the country is prosperous and the people are at peace - guó tài mín ān
nurse a grievance and gulp down one 's sobs - yǐn hèn tūn shēng
like the palm of one 's own hand - liǎo rú zhǐ zhǎng
all one can see is grief -- full of grief everywhere - mǎn mù qī liáng