沉魚落雁

沉魚落雁
chényúluòyàn
(of feminine beauty) make fish sink and birds alight
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chen2 yu2 luo4 yan4
lit. fish sink, goose alights (idiom, from Zhuangzi 莊子, 庄子); fig. female beauty captivating even the birds and beasts
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沉魚落雁|沉鱼落雁 [chén yú luò yàn] ► lit. fish sink, goose alights (idiom, from Zhuangzi ↑莊子|↑庄子); fig. female beauty captivating even the birds and beasts

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