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English

1. a Prince Charming; the man of one's dreams
2. Prince Charming, a recurring role in fairy tales who would rescue the princess when she was in danger; figuratively, an ideal male lover

粵語 — Cantonese

1. 童話故事入面成日出現嘅一種角色，通常都會喺公主遇到危險嗰時出嚟英雄救美；引伸指容易獲取歡心嘅男人、理想嘅男性交往對象

Examples

• 每個人總會有啲缺點，呢個世界係冇白馬王子㗎！

  Everyone has some shortcomings, there is no Prince Charming!

• 其實我想做一個被關在高塔裏的少女，然後有一天，就會有一個白馬王子出現，把守衛著高塔的七條龍通通殺掉，救我出來。

  Actually I wanted to be a damsel in a tower guarded by seven dragons, and then a prince on a white horse would chop off the dragons' heads and liberate me.

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