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沉魚落雁,閉月羞花
cam4 jyu4*2 lok6 ngaan6 bai3 jyut6 sau1 faa1 |
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(of feminine beauty) makes fish sink and birds alight, the moon fades and flowers close See 西施.
Level: 4 This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese. |
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沉魚落雁,閉月羞花 / 沉鱼落雁,闭月羞花 | ||
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Characters in this word:沉 cam4 - sink; submerged魚 jyu4 - fish 落 lok6 laai6 - to fall 雁 ngaan6 - wild goose , - (not in database) 閉 bai3 - shut; close; obstruct 月 jyut6 - moon; month 羞 sau1 - shameful; ashamed; shame 花 faa1 - flower |
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