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Chinese
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beautiful facial features
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can; may; able to can; may; able to; certain(ly); to suit; (particle used for emphasis) |
eat; meal
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| trad. (秀色可餐)
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秀色
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可
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餐
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| simp. #(秀色可餐)
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秀色
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可
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餐
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| Literally: “a beautiful countenance that can be eaten”.
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Etymology
From a line in the poem 《日出東南隅行》 by Lu Ji (陸機):
Pronunciation
Idiom
秀色可餐
- (of a woman) extremely attractive; breathtakingly beautiful