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唐突西施
táng​tū​xī​shī

to offend the most beautiful girl

Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents
唐突西施 táng​tū​xī​shī
to offend the most beautiful girl
(literary) to offend the most beautiful girl; used to describe a comparison that is improper or an insult to excellence by comparing it to something inferior; derived from an old saying about offending 西施 xī​shī
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