沈魚落雁
See also: 沉魚落雁 and 沉鱼落雁
Chinese
For pronunciation and definitions of 沈魚落雁 – see 沉魚落雁 (“extremely beautiful; drop-dead gorgeous”). (This term, 沈魚落雁, is a variant form of 沉魚落雁.) |
Japanese
Kanji in this term | |||
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沈 | 魚 | 落 | 雁 |
ちん Grade: S | ぎょ Grade: 2 | らく Grade: 3 | がん Jinmeiyō |
on’yomi |
Etymology
From Middle Chinese 沈魚落雁 (MC ɖˠiɪm ŋɨʌ lɑk̚ ŋˠanH).
Idiom
沈魚落雁 (hiragana ちんぎょらくがん, rōmaji chingyorakugan)
- (idiomatic) Beauty truly can be stunning. Lit. Such was her beauty that, in a fluster, fish sank to the bottom of the sea and geese dropped from the sky.
Synonyms
- 羞花閉月
References
- The Kōjien (広辞苑) Dictionary of the Japanese Language, 5th edition, Iwanami Shoten Publishing, Tokyo.