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桃花薄命 — “A beautiful woman often has a tragic or unfortunate fate”

桃花薄命 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “a beautiful woman often has a tragic or unfortunate fate”. Literally, “Peach blossom and a thin fate”.

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桃花薄命 Pronunciation and Pinyin

桃花薄命 Character Breakdown

Stroke Order
CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
桃
táo10peach fruit or tree
花
huā8Flower, spend, colorful, blurry
薄
bó17thin, slight, or weak
命
mìng8life, fate, command

Example Sentence with 桃花薄命

她虽然拥有出众的容貌,却一生遭遇坎坷,不禁让人感叹真是桃花薄命
Although she possessed outstanding beauty, her life was filled with hardships, making people sigh that it was truly a case of a beautiful woman with an unfortunate destiny.

Idioms Related to 桃花薄命

Synonyms of 桃花薄命

  • hóng红yán颜bó薄mìng命beautiful women are often ill-fated

More idioms starting with 桃

  • táo桃zhī之yāo夭yāo夭flourishing peach blossoms or quick escape
  • táo桃jiāng僵lǐ李dài代substitute one thing for another
  • táo桃yāo夭xīn新fù妇a beautiful young bride
  • táo桃yāo夭lǐ李yàn艳magnificent vibrant beauty of blooming peach and plum
  • táo桃yāo夭liǔ柳mèi媚charming young woman
  • táo桃hú弧jí棘shǐ矢peach wood bow and thorn branch arrow
  • táo桃lǐ李bù不yán言,,xià下zì自chéng成xíng行True virtue attracts without boasting
  • táo桃lǐ李bù不yán言,,xià下zì自chéng成qī蹊True virtue attracts followers naturally
  • táo桃lǐ李zhī之jiào教a teacher's instruction
  • táo桃lǐ李zhī之kuì馈to give gifts to curry favor
  • táo桃lǐ李zhēng争yán妍Peach and plum blossoms competing in beauty
  • táo桃lǐ李zhēng争huī辉Peach and plum blossoms vie for splendor

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Questions about 桃花薄命

What does 桃花薄命 mean?

桃花薄命 (táo huā bó mìng) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “a beautiful woman often has a tragic or unfortunate fate”.

How do you pronounce 桃花薄命?

桃花薄命 is pronounced táo huā bó mìng in Mandarin Chinese.

What does 桃花薄命 literally mean?

Literally, 桃花薄命 means “Peach blossom and a thin fate”. It is used to mean “a beautiful woman often has a tragic or unfortunate fate”.

What is the Chinese definition of 桃花薄命?

桃花:借指女人;薄命:命运悲惨。指女人命运多舛

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