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如花似玉

Mandarin · pinyin rú huā sì yù

Meanings

  1. delicate as a flower, refined as a precious jade (idiom)
  2. (of a woman) exquisite
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如
rú · if, supposing; as if; like, as
花
huā · flower; blossoms
似
sì · resemble, similar to; as if, seem
玉
yù · jade, precious stone, gem
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2–1–4–4 · ru2 hua1 si4 yu4

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jyu4 faa1 ci5 juk6

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如花似玉 · ru2 hua1 si4 yu4
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Exact source record如花似玉 如花似玉 [ru2 hua1 si4 yu4] /delicate as a flower, refined as a precious jade (idiom)/(of a woman) exquisite/