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Here is the Chinese idiom 「桃羞杏讓」, along with its meaning and how it is used.
The peach blossoms and apricot blossoms felt ashamed and had to give in. Used to describe a woman who is more beautiful and charming than flowers.
The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :
táo xiū xìng ràng
while its Cantonese pinyin is :
tou2 sau1 hang6 yeung6
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