沉鱼落雁

Traditional: 沈魚落雁

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Dictionary entry

variant of 沉魚落雁|沉鱼落雁[chen2 yu2 luo4 yan4]

What does 沉鱼落雁 mean?

沉鱼落雁 (chén yú luò yàn) has 2 dictionary entries or readings.

1variant of 沉魚落雁|沉鱼落雁[chen2 yu2 luo4 yan4]

2lit. fish sink, goose alights (idiom, from Zhuangzi 莊子|庄子[Zhuang1 zi3]); fig. female beauty captivating even the birds and beasts

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沉chénvariant of 沉[chen2]鱼Yúsurname Yu 落làto leave out · to be missing 雁yànwild goose

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