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The word “小生” in “奶油小生”has two meanings. In Chinese style Opera, a character classified as a “小生” is young male, and usually has no beard. This term can also be used by a young male scholar to refer himself. Young male scholars are usually considered to be refined, polite, and in most cases thin or scrawny from doing little physical labor. As a result, the word “小生” became associated with a handsome, but gentle young man. The expression “奶油小生” is used to refer to a young man who is neat, pretty , with fair-skin and somewhat effeminate.

This expression literally means that 8 and 9 are not far away from 10 and emphasizes that the three numbers are very close to each other. In Chinese, this phrase is used to express that something is pretty close to the actual situation.