paint rouge and powder
Chinese idiom, Pinyin is y ú nzh ī m ǒ f ě n, which means women decorate with powder. From scholars.
The origin of Idioms
The 53rd chapter of Wu Jingzi's unofficial history of the scholars in the Qing Dynasty: "every spring in March and February, those sisters are all evenly dressed, standing under the flowers and willows of the front door, inviting each other to play with each other."
Analysis of Idioms
Put on the powder
Idiom usage
Used as a predicate or attributive; used in writing.
Chinese PinYin : yún zhī mǒ fěn
paint rouge and powder
all sufferings have their reward. kǔ jìn gān lái
there is no lack of people of that ilk. shí fān yǒu tú
the peach trees were in bloom and the willows were turning green. táo hóng liǔ lǜ
the state of qi is too powerful to be a partner in marriage. qí dà fēi ǒu