| 姹紫嫣红 | chà zǐ yān hóng | lit. beautiful purples and brilliant reds (idiom); fig. beautiful flowers | |
| 姹女 | chà nǚ | beautiful girl; mercury |
| 1 | Several maidens were invited to attend her wedding. | |
| 2 | She gets herself dolled up like a teenage girl. | |
| 3 | A maiden with many wooers often chooses the worst. | |
| 4 | Gossip girl: I bet you're wondering what gossip girl is doing up so early. | |
| 5 | Dude, did you see that babe over there? I'm dating her. |