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女為悅己者容 (neoi5 wai6 jyut6 gei2 ze2 jung4) — women get put on make-up for those whom they like; a girl will doll herself up for the one she loves in Cantonese

neoiˏ₅女waiˍ₆為jyutˍ₆悅geiˊ²己zeˊ²者jungˎ₄容
简 女为悦己者容
Mandarin Pinyin: nu:3 wei4 yue4 ji3 zhe3 rong2

Meaning of 女為悅己者容

nounwomen get put on make-up for those whom they like; a girl will doll herself up for the one she loves
nounwomen dressing up for the guys they like

Characters in 女為悅己者容

女neoi5
daughter; girl
為wai4
used after an adverb for emphasis, e.g. 極為, 頗為
悅jyut6
delighted; to delight; pleased; pleasure; happy
己gei2
the sixth of the ten Heavenly Stems
者ze2
he who; those who
容jung4
allow; permit

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