香消玉殞
xiāng​xiāo​yù​yǔn

death of a beautiful woman

  • created reference approved 香消玉殒/香消玉殞 → 香销玉沉/香銷玉沉 (same_as) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    香消玉殒 / 香消玉殞 xiāng​xiāo​yù​yǔn

    香销玉沉 / 香銷玉沉 xiāng​xiāo​yù​chén

    same_as

    Changed: source (simp), source (trad), source pinyin, target (simp), target (trad), target pinyin, type

    created reference

  • created sense approved 香消玉殒/香消玉殞 · xiāng​xiāo​yù​yǔn · death of a beautiful woman — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    香消玉殒 / 香消玉殞

    xiāng​xiāo​yù​yǔn

    death of a beautiful woman

    (idiom) A beautiful woman has passed away; usually used to express regret or sorrow over a woman's untimely death.

    香 (literal) → 香 · xiāng · feminine 消 (literal) → 消 · xiāo · to vanish 玉 (literal) → 玉 · yù · exquisite 殒 (literal) → 殒/殞 · yǔn · to die

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