"閉月羞花" meaning in All languages combined

See 閉月羞花 on Wiktionary

Phrase [Chinese]

IPA: /pi⁵¹⁻⁵³ ɥɛ⁵¹ ɕi̯oʊ̯⁵⁵ xu̯ä⁵⁵/ [Mandarin, Sinological-IPA], /pɐi̯³³ jyːt̚² sɐu̯⁵⁵ faː⁵⁵/ [Cantonese, Sinological-IPA], /pi⁵¹⁻⁵³ ɥɛ⁵¹ ɕi̯oʊ̯⁵⁵ xu̯ä⁵⁵/, /pɐi̯³³ jyːt̚² sɐu̯⁵⁵ faː⁵⁵/ Chinese transliterations: bìyuèxiūhuā [Mandarin, Pinyin], ㄅㄧˋ ㄩㄝˋ ㄒㄧㄡ ㄏㄨㄚ [Mandarin, bopomofo], bai³ jyut⁶ sau¹ faa¹ [Cantonese, Jyutping], bìyuèxiūhuā [Hanyu-Pinyin, Mandarin], bìyuèsiouhua [Mandarin, Tongyong-Pinyin], pi⁴-yüeh⁴-hsiu¹-hua¹ [Mandarin, Wade-Giles], bì-ywè-syōu-hwā [Mandarin, Yale], bihyuehshiouhua [Gwoyeu-Romatsyh, Mandarin], биюэсюхуа [Mandarin, Palladius], bijuesjuxua [Mandarin, Palladius], bai yuht sāu fā [Cantonese, Yale], bai³ jyt⁹ sau¹ faa¹ [Cantonese, Pinyin], bei³ yud⁶ seo¹ fa¹ [Cantonese, Guangdong-Romanization] Forms: 闭月羞花
Etymology: Refers to two of the Four Beauties of Chinese legends, Diao Chan (whose beauty obstructed the moon) and Yang Guifei (whose beauty caused the flowers to feel ashamed). Head templates: {{head|zh|idiom}} 閉月羞花
  1. (of women) extremely beautiful; drop dead gorgeous Wikipedia link: Diao Chan, Four Beauties, Yang Guifei Tags: idiomatic Categories (topical): Appearance Synonyms: 羞花閉月/羞花闭月 (xiūhuābìyuè), 沉魚落雁/沉鱼落雁 (chényúluòyàn), 花容月貌 (huāróngyuèmào), 羞花閉月 (xiūhuābìyuè), 羞花闭月 (xiūhuābìyuè), 沉魚落雁 (chényúluòyàn), 沉鱼落雁 (chényúluòyàn)
    Sense id: en-閉月羞花-zh-phrase-a7XKy7Z0 Categories (other): Chinese entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries
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          "roman": "chényúluòyàn",
          "word": "沉魚落雁/沉鱼落雁"
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          "roman": "huāróngyuèmào",
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      "zh-pron": "bì-ywè-syōu-hwā"
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      "ipa": "/pi⁵¹⁻⁵³ ɥɛ⁵¹ ɕi̯oʊ̯⁵⁵ xu̯ä⁵⁵/",
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        "Sinological-IPA"
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      "zh-pron": "bai yuht sāu fā"
    },
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        "Pinyin"
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      "zh-pron": "bai³ jyt⁹ sau¹ faa¹"
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      "zh-pron": "bei³ yud⁶ seo¹ fa¹"
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      "zh-pron": "bìyuèxiūhuā"
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      "zh-pron": "ㄅㄧˋ ㄩㄝˋ ㄒㄧㄡ ㄏㄨㄚ"
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        "Jyutping"
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        "Palladius"
      ],
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        "Palladius"
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    {
      "ipa": "/pi⁵¹⁻⁵³ ɥɛ⁵¹ ɕi̯oʊ̯⁵⁵ xu̯ä⁵⁵/",
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        "Yale"
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      "zh-pron": "bai yuht sāu fā"
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        "Cantonese",
        "Pinyin"
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    },
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    {
      "ipa": "/pi⁵¹⁻⁵³ ɥɛ⁵¹ ɕi̯oʊ̯⁵⁵ xu̯ä⁵⁵/"
    },
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      "word": "羞花閉月/羞花闭月"
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      "roman": "chényúluòyàn",
      "word": "沉魚落雁/沉鱼落雁"
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      "word": "花容月貌"
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