香消玉损 — “A metaphor for the untimely death of a beautiful young woman”
香消玉损 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “a metaphor for the untimely death of a beautiful young woman”. Refers to the passing of a beautiful lady. Literally, “Fragrance vanishes, jade perishes”.
香消玉损 Pronunciation and Pinyin
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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 香消玉损 mean?
香消玉损 (xiāng xiāo yù sǔn) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “a metaphor for the untimely death of a beautiful young woman”.
How do you pronounce 香消玉损?
香消玉损 is pronounced xiāng xiāo yù sǔn in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 香消玉损 literally mean?
Literally, 香消玉损 means “Fragrance vanishes, jade perishes”. It is used to mean “a metaphor for the untimely death of a beautiful young woman”.
What is the Chinese definition of 香消玉损?
比喻年轻美貌女子死亡。同“香消玉碎”。