香銷玉沉
xiāng​xiāo​yù​chén

death of a beautiful woman

  • created sense approved 香销玉沉/香銷玉沉 · xiāng​xiāo​yù​chén · death of a beautiful woman — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    香销玉沉 / 香銷玉沉

    xiāng​xiāo​yù​chén

    death of a beautiful woman

    (literary) the passing of a beautiful woman; literally 'fragrance fades and jade sinks'

    香 (literal) → 香 · xiāng · feminine 销 (literal) → 销/銷 · xiāo · to spend 玉 (literal) → 玉 · yù · exquisite 沉 (literal) → 沉 · chén · to sink

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

    created sense