蔽月羞花 bìyuèxiūhuā outshines the moon and shames flowers Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents 蔽 bì verbadjective to cover to cover, shield, or screen; to protect or shelter月 yuè noun moon (bound form) the moon; lunar羞花 xiūhuā radiant beauty (literary) describes the extreme beauty of a woman, so radiant as to make flowers feel ashamed by comparison; often used in the phrase 沉鱼落雁,闭月羞花 chényúluòyànbìyuèxiūhuā