羞花閉月

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Chinese

shy; ashamed; shame
shy; ashamed; shame; bashful
 
flower; blossom; to spend
flower; blossom; to spend; fancy pattern
 
to close; stop up; shut
to close; stop up; shut; obstruct
 
moon; month
trad. (羞花閉月)
simp. (羞花闭月)
anagram 閉月羞花闭月羞花

Etymology

Refers to two of the Four Beauties of Chinese legends, Yang Guifei (whose appearance made flowers hide away in shame) and Diao Chan (whose appearance had the same effect on the moon).

Pronunciation


Idiom

羞花閉月

  1. (of women) extremely beautiful; drop dead gorgeous

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