Gǔdài xiǎoshuō lǐ cháng chūxiàn qíngláng de xíngxiàng.
The figure of the lover often appears in classical novels.
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情郎 is literary/romantic — it refers specifically to a woman's male lover, often in old fiction or song lyrics. In modern speech you'd say 男朋友 (boyfriend); 情郎 carries a slightly archaic or melodramatic flavor.
