红杏出墙 hóng xìng chū qiáng

DEFINITIONS

  1. lit. the red apricot tree leans over the garden wall (idiom)
  2. fig. a wife having an illicit lover

CHARACTERS

红 hóng
HSK 2
red, vermillion; blush, flush
杏 xìng apricot; almond
出 chū
HSK 1
go out, send out; stand; produce
墙 qiáng
HSK 5
wall