香消玉碎 — “The tragic demise or untimely death of a beautiful young woman”
香消玉碎 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “the tragic demise or untimely death of a beautiful young woman”. Literally, “fragrance vanishes, jade shatters”.
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香消玉碎 Pronunciation and Pinyin
香消玉碎 Character Breakdown
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这位年轻的歌者，才华横溢却红颜薄命，香消玉碎，令无数粉丝为之惋惜。
The talented young singer, though exceptionally gifted, met an untimely end, a beauty's tragic demise, leaving countless fans in sorrow.
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Synonyms of 香消玉碎
More idioms starting with 香
- xiāng香hóu喉yù玉kǒu口beautiful throat and mouth
- xiāng香péi培yù玉zhuó琢exquisitely beautiful and delicately refined
- xiāng香jiāo娇yù玉nèn嫩delicate and fragrant skin of a beautiful woman
- xiāng香xiāo消yù玉jiǎn减a beautiful woman wasting away
- xiāng香rùn润yù玉wēn温delicate, fragrant, and warm skin
- xiāng香wēn温yù玉ruǎn软delicate, warm, fragrant skin of a beautiful woman
- xiāng香huǒ火bù不duàn断Continuous worship and offerings
- xiāng香huǒ火bù不jué绝unbroken worship or tradition
- xiāng香huǒ火xiōng兄dì弟sworn brothers
- xiāng香huǒ火yīn因yuán缘karmic spiritual affinity
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What does 香消玉碎 mean?
香消玉碎 (xiāng xiāo yù suì) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “the tragic demise or untimely death of a beautiful young woman”.
How do you pronounce 香消玉碎?
香消玉碎 is pronounced xiāng xiāo yù suì in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 香消玉碎 literally mean?
Literally, 香消玉碎 means “fragrance vanishes, jade shatters”. It is used to mean “the tragic demise or untimely death of a beautiful young woman”.
What is the Chinese definition of 香消玉碎?
比喻年轻美貌女子死亡。