双洁

shuāngjié · 'both pure': both leads have no prior romantic or sexual history

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Shuangjie means 'purity on both sides'. It is a long-running convention in Chinese romance that both leads have no earlier relationships, and many viewers treat it as a requirement. The expectation is stricter for the heroine and has been criticised as a double standard. A piece on divorced male leads shows how audiences argue when a drama breaks the convention.

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