Definition & Meaning

(of a young woman's beauty) make the moon hide behind a cloud and put the flowers to shame; be bewitchingly beautiful; of great female beauty

Word usage

bì yuè xiū huā

闭 月 羞 花

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(of a young woman's beauty) make the moon hide behind a cloud and put the flowers to shame; be bewitchingly beautiful; of great female beauty
- zhè nǚ zǐ zhēn yǒu chén yú luò yàn zhī róng bì yuè xiū huā zhī mào
  这女子真有沉鱼落雁之容，闭月羞花之貌。
  The girl's beauty would put the flowers to shame.
synonym
rú huā sì yù如花似玉 qīng guó qīng chéng倾国倾城 guó sè tiān xiāng国色天香 huā róng yuè mào花容月貌 chén yú luò yàn沉鱼落雁 tiān zī guó sè天姿国色 xiū huā bì yuè羞花闭月 luò yàn chén yú落雁沉鱼

Word usage

Note
"闭月羞花" is often used with"沉鱼落雁" .

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