汉英词典
Chinese-English Dictionary
MEANING OF 憐香惜玉
憐香惜玉 (怜香惜玉)
to have tender, protective feelings for the fairer sex (idiom)
It is a metaphor for a man's care for his loved one
比喻男子爱怜女子酒色之徒,哪有怜香惜玉的真心?
() lián xiāng
EXAMPLE SENTENCES

男人的怜香惜玉是无法与友谊相提并论的,尽管那是出于我们(男人)自己的选择。

You cannot compare with friendship the passion men feel for women, even though it is born of our own choice.

这份调查严厉指责了意大利男人:“他永远以自我为中心,自私,通常粗暴而不怜香惜玉,而且只追求自己的满足。”

The survey pointed a critical finger at the Italian male: "he is invariably egoistic, selfish, often violent, and only seeking self-satisfaction."

现在的男士们要是真的尊敬女人、真的怜香惜玉,他们倒是应该走在人行道内侧,因为今天的抢劫犯最爱躲藏的地方就是那儿。

If out of love and respect, he actually wants to take the blows, he should walk on the inside, because that's where muggers are hiding these days.

我们俩的面汤凉了,两个人吃完剩下的面付了钱后走出了这家拥挤的小饭馆,至于什么为富不忍和怜香惜玉的话,是在回公司的路上探讨的话题。

We both the cooler, and the remaining two were finished after him out of this crowded the small restaurant, as to what the rich could not bear and so, the company is back on the road topic.