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noun
A type of Chinese fiction modeled after classical romances involving a tragic love between an effeminate male protagonist and a tender young woman.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
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History
Borrowed from Mandarin 鸳鸯蝴蝶派 (yuānyāng-húdié pài, literally “Mandarin ducks and butterflies school”).
