艶つや種だね

noun

love affair; romantic rumor

Refers to a romantic involvement or a rumor about someone's love life. The word is somewhat literary or old-fashioned; in modern casual speech, 恋愛話 or 恋の噂 are more common.

• 彼かの女じょの艶つや種だねが新しん聞ぶんに載のった。

  A rumor about her love affair appeared in the newspaper.

• あの俳はい優ゆうには艶つや種だねが絶たえない。

  That actor is constantly the subject of romantic rumors.