闭月羞花

Traditional: 閉月羞花

bì yuè xiū huā

Dictionary entry

lit. hiding the moon, shaming the flowers (idiom)

What does 闭月羞花 mean?

闭月羞花 (bì yuè xiū huā) has the following dictionary meaning.

1lit. hiding the moon, shaming the flowers (idiom)

2fig. female beauty exceeding even that of the natural world

Character breakdown

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闭bìto close · to stop up 月yuèmoon · month 羞xiūshy · ashamed 花Huāsurname Hua

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闭月羞花

bì yuè xiū huā

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