香消玉殒

Traditional: 香消玉殞

xiāng xiāo yù yǔn

Dictionary entry

(idiom) (of a beautiful woman) to die; to pass away

What does 香消玉殒 mean?

香消玉殒 (xiāng xiāo yù yǔn) has the following dictionary meaning.

1(idiom) (of a beautiful woman) to die; to pass away

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香xiāngfragrant · sweet smelling 消xiāoto diminish; to subside · to consume; to reduce 玉yùjade 殒yǔn(literary) to perish; to die

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香消玉殒

xiāng xiāo yù yǔn

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