兰摧玉折

Traditional: 蘭摧玉折

lán cuī yù zhé

Dictionary entry

premature death of a budding talent

What does 兰摧玉折 mean?

兰摧玉折 (lán cuī yù zhé) has the following dictionary meaning.

1premature death of a budding talent

2those whom the Gods love die young

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兰Lánsurname Lan · abbr. for Lanzhou 蘭州|兰州[Lan2 zhou1], Gansu 摧cuīto break · to destroy 玉yùjade 折shéto snap · to break (a stick, a bone etc)

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兰摧玉折

lán cuī yù zhé

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