粉妝玉琢
fěn​zhuāng​yù​zhuó

fair-skinned and lovely

  • created sense approved 粉妆玉琢/粉妝玉琢 · fěn​zhuāng​yù​zhuó · fair-skinned and lovely — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    粉妆玉琢 / 粉妝玉琢

    fěn​zhuāng​yù​zhuó

    fair-skinned and lovely

    Literally "adorned with powder and carved from jade"; used to describe a person (especially a woman or child) with very white, delicate, and beautiful skin; also used to describe white flowers.

    粉 (literal) → 粉 · fěn · pink 妆 (literal) → 妆/妝 · zhuāng · makeup 玉 (literal) → 玉 · yù · exquisite 琢 (literal) → 琢 · zhuó · to carve jade

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