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沉魚落雁
简 沉鱼落雁 · 繁 沉魚落雁Mandarin · pinyin chén yú luò yàn
Meanings
- lit. fish sink, goose alights (idiom, from Zhuangzi 莊子 Zhuāng zǐ); fig. female beauty captivating even the birds and beasts
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Mandarin tones
2–2–4–4 · chen2 yu2 luo4 yan4
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Rime Cantonese 粵拼
cam4 jyu4 lok6 ngaan6
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cam4 jyu4 lok6 ngaan6
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phrase
- (of women) extremely beautiful; drop-dead gorgeous
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