紅杏出牆
simp红杏出墙hung4 hang6 ceot1 coeng4hóng xìng chū qiáng
English
- lit. the red apricot tree leans over the garden wall (idiom)
- fig. a wife having an illicit lover
- (of women) to have an affair
粵語 — Cantonese
- 文雅咁形容女性有婚外情
Examples
我老婆紅杏出牆,我都唔知我做錯啲乜。
My wife has an affair. I really don't know what I've done wrong.
Sources: cc-cedict, rime-cantonese, words.hk