閉月羞花 in 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 ㄒㄧㄡㄏㄨㄚ [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] [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

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

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  "etymology_text": "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).",
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      "args": {
        "1": "zh",
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      },
      "expansion": "閉月羞花",
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    }
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  "lang_code": "zh",
  "pos": "phrase",
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          "name": "Chinese entries with incorrect language header",
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        {
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          "langcode": "zh",
          "name": "Appearance",
          "orig": "zh:Appearance",
          "parents": [
            "Perception",
            "Body",
            "Human",
            "All topics",
            "Fundamental"
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        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "extremely beautiful; drop dead gorgeous"
      ],
      "id": "en-閉月羞花-zh-phrase-a7XKy7Z0",
      "links": [
        [
          "beautiful",
          "beautiful"
        ],
        [
          "drop dead",
          "drop dead"
        ],
        [
          "gorgeous",
          "gorgeous"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(of women) extremely beautiful; drop dead gorgeous"
      ],
      "raw_tags": [
        "of women"
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "roman": "xiūhuābìyuè",
          "word": "羞花閉月／羞花闭月"
        },
        {
          "roman": "chényúluòyàn",
          "word": "沉魚落雁／沉鱼落雁"
        },
        {
          "roman": "huāróngyuèmào",
          "word": "花容月貌"
        },
        {
          "roman": "xiūhuābìyuè",
          "word": "羞花閉月"
        },
        {
          "roman": "xiūhuābìyuè",
          "word": "羞花闭月"
        },
        {
          "roman": "chényúluòyàn",
          "word": "沉魚落雁"
        },
        {
          "roman": "chényúluòyàn",
          "word": "沉鱼落雁"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "idiomatic"
      ],
      "wikipedia": [
        "Diao Chan",
        "Four Beauties",
        "Yang Guifei"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "bìyuèxiūhuā"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "bopomofo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ㄅㄧˋ ㄩㄝˋ ㄒㄧㄡ ㄏㄨㄚ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Jyutping"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "bai³ jyut⁶ sau¹ faa¹"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hanyu-Pinyin",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "bìyuèxiūhuā"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Tongyong-Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "bìyuèsiouhua"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Wade-Giles"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "pi⁴-yüeh⁴-hsiu¹-hua¹"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "bì-ywè-syōu-hwā"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "bihyuehshiouhua"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "биюэсюхуа"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "bijuesjuxua"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/pi⁵¹⁻⁵³ ɥɛ⁵¹ ɕi̯oʊ̯⁵⁵ xu̯ä⁵⁵/",
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "bai yuht sāu fā"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "bai³ jyt⁹ sau¹ faa¹"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangdong-Romanization"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "bei³ yud⁶ seo¹ fa¹"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/pɐi̯³³ jyːt̚² sɐu̯⁵⁵ faː⁵⁵/",
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/pi⁵¹⁻⁵³ ɥɛ⁵¹ ɕi̯oʊ̯⁵⁵ xu̯ä⁵⁵/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/pɐi̯³³ jyːt̚² sɐu̯⁵⁵ faː⁵⁵/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "閉月羞花"
}

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      "glosses": [
        "extremely beautiful; drop dead gorgeous"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "beautiful",
          "beautiful"
        ],
        [
          "drop dead",
          "drop dead"
        ],
        [
          "gorgeous",
          "gorgeous"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(of women) extremely beautiful; drop dead gorgeous"
      ],
      "raw_tags": [
        "of women"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "idiomatic"
      ],
      "wikipedia": [
        "Diao Chan",
        "Four Beauties",
        "Yang Guifei"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "bìyuèxiūhuā"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "bopomofo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ㄅㄧˋ ㄩㄝˋ ㄒㄧㄡ ㄏㄨㄚ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Jyutping"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "bai³ jyut⁶ sau¹ faa¹"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hanyu-Pinyin",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "bìyuèxiūhuā"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Tongyong-Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "bìyuèsiouhua"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Wade-Giles"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "pi⁴-yüeh⁴-hsiu¹-hua¹"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "bì-ywè-syōu-hwā"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "bihyuehshiouhua"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "биюэсюхуа"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "bijuesjuxua"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/pi⁵¹⁻⁵³ ɥɛ⁵¹ ɕi̯oʊ̯⁵⁵ xu̯ä⁵⁵/",
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "bai yuht sāu fā"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "bai³ jyt⁹ sau¹ faa¹"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangdong-Romanization"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "bei³ yud⁶ seo¹ fa¹"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/pɐi̯³³ jyːt̚² sɐu̯⁵⁵ faː⁵⁵/",
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/pi⁵¹⁻⁵³ ɥɛ⁵¹ ɕi̯oʊ̯⁵⁵ xu̯ä⁵⁵/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/pɐi̯³³ jyːt̚² sɐu̯⁵⁵ faː⁵⁵/"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "roman": "xiūhuābìyuè",
      "word": "羞花閉月／羞花闭月"
    },
    {
      "roman": "chényúluòyàn",
      "word": "沉魚落雁／沉鱼落雁"
    },
    {
      "roman": "huāróngyuèmào",
      "word": "花容月貌"
    },
    {
      "roman": "xiūhuābìyuè",
      "word": "羞花閉月"
    },
    {
      "roman": "xiūhuābìyuè",
      "word": "羞花闭月"
    },
    {
      "roman": "chényúluòyàn",
      "word": "沉魚落雁"
    },
    {
      "roman": "chényúluòyàn",
      "word": "沉鱼落雁"
    }
  ],
  "word": "閉月羞花"
}

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"閉月羞花" meaning in Chinese

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