玉樹臨風

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Chinese

jade tree; fairy tree; jade-like beautiful tree
trad. (玉樹臨風) 玉樹 臨風
simp. (玉树临风) 玉树 临风

Etymology

From the poem "飲中八仙歌" written by Du Fu (杜甫) during the Tang dynasty:

宗之瀟灑美少年白眼青天玉樹 [MSC, trad.]
宗之潇洒美少年白眼青天玉树 [MSC, simp.]
Zōngzhī xiāosǎ měishàonián, jǔ shāng báiyǎn wàng qīngtiān, jiǎo rú yùshù lín fēng qián.
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Pronunciation


Idiom

玉樹臨風

  1. (of a male) to be extraordinarily talented and good-looking