沉魚落雁
chén​yú​luò​yàn

breathtaking beauty

  • created reference approved 沉鱼落雁/沉魚落雁 → 闭月羞花/閉月羞花 (see) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    沉鱼落雁 / 沉魚落雁 chén​yú​luò​yàn

    闭月羞花 / 閉月羞花 bì​yuè​xiū​huā

    see

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  • created sense approved 沉鱼落雁/沉魚落雁 · chén​yú​luò​yàn · breathtaking beauty — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    沉鱼落雁 / 沉魚落雁

    chén​yú​luò​yàn

    breathtaking beauty

    (idiom) describes a woman who is exceptionally beautiful; literally fish sink and geese alight at the sight of her beauty. Often used together with [[闭月羞花|閉月羞花|bi4 yue4 xiu1 hua1]].

    沉 (literal) → 沉 · chén · to sink 鱼 (literal) → 鱼/魚 · yú · fish 落 (literal) → 落 · luò · to fall 雁 (literal) → 雁 · yàn · wild goose

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