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艳如桃李,冷如霜雪
艳如桃李,冷如霜雪
艳如桃李,冷如霜雪
艳如桃李,冷如霜雪
艳如桃李,冷如霜雪
艳如桃李,冷如霜雪
艳如桃李,冷如霜雪
艳如桃李,冷如霜雪

艳如桃李,冷如霜雪 — “Radiant as peach blossoms, cold as frost and snow”

艳如桃李,冷如霜雪 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “describes a woman who is stunningly beautiful but has a serious or aloof demeanor”. Literally, “radiant as peach blossoms, cold as frost and snow”.

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艳如桃李,冷如霜雪 Pronunciation and Pinyin

艳如桃李,冷如霜雪 Character Breakdown

CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
艳
yàn10gorgeous alluring
如
rú6like, as, if
桃
táo10peach fruit or tree
李
lǐ7plum tree or fruit
,,—
冷
lěng7cold, quiet, or indifferent
如
rú6like, as, if
霜
shuāng17frost
雪
xuě11snow

Example Sentence with 艳如桃李,冷如霜雪

那位设计师虽然艳如桃李,但工作时总是冷如霜雪,让人不敢轻易接近。
Although the designer was radiant as a peach blossom, she was always cold as frost and snow when working, making people hesitant to approach her easily.

Idioms Related to 艳如桃李,冷如霜雪

Synonyms of 艳如桃李,冷如霜雪

  • yàn艳rú如táo桃lǐ李,,lěng冷ruò若bīng冰shuāng霜strikingly beautiful yet cold and aloof

More idioms starting with 艳

  • yàn艳lì丽duó夺mù目dazzlingly gorgeous and eye-catching
  • yàn艳rú如táo桃lǐ李as beautiful and radiant as ripe peaches and plums
  • yàn艳rú如táo桃lǐ李,,lǐn凛ruò若bīng冰shuāng霜beautiful yet cold and unapproachable
  • yàn艳qū曲yín淫cí词obscene and licentious songs
  • yàn艳zǐ紫yāo妖hóng红a riot of vibrant flowers
  • yàn艳jué绝yī一shí时unrivaled beauty or brilliance for a time
  • yàn艳měi美wú无dí敌Unrivalled in beauty
  • yàn艳měi美jué绝sú俗breathtaking beauty far surpassing the ordinary
  • yàn艳sè色jué绝shì世Unparalleled beauty
  • yàn艳sè色yào耀mù目dazzlingly vibrant and brilliant in color

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Questions about 艳如桃李,冷如霜雪

What does 艳如桃李,冷如霜雪 mean?

艳如桃李,冷如霜雪 (yàn rú táo lǐ , lěng rú shuāng xuě) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “describes a woman who is stunningly beautiful but has a serious or aloof demeanor”.

How do you pronounce 艳如桃李,冷如霜雪?

艳如桃李,冷如霜雪 is pronounced yàn rú táo lǐ , lěng rú shuāng xuě in Mandarin Chinese.

What does 艳如桃李,冷如霜雪 literally mean?

Literally, 艳如桃李,冷如霜雪 means “radiant as peach blossoms, cold as frost and snow”. It is used to mean “describes a woman who is stunningly beautiful but has a serious or aloof demeanor”.

What is the Chinese definition of 艳如桃李,冷如霜雪?

形容女子容貌艳丽而态度严肃

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