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Yellow 黄花闺女 Huáng Huā Guīnǚ Virgin Female Literally

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黄花闺女
huáng huā guīnǚ
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virgin (female). Literally “yellow flower girl,” alluding to a fashion during the Song dynasty when girls would decorate their faces with yellow plum flowers. When these flowers were not in bloom, they used yellow paper cutouts instead.

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