身輕如燕
shēn​qīng​rú​yàn

as light as a swallow

  • created sense approved 身轻如燕/身輕如燕 · shēn​qīng​rú​yàn · as light as a swallow — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    身轻如燕 / 身輕如燕

    shēn​qīng​rú​yàn

    as light as a swallow

    (idiom) describes someone who is physically lithe, graceful, or light-footed, often used for athletes, martial artists, or dancers

    身 (literal) → 身 · shēn · body 轻 (literal) → 轻/輕 · qīng · agile 如 (literal) → 如 · rú · to be like 燕 (literal) → 燕 · yàn · swallow

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense