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薄命佳人 — “A beautiful woman with an unfortunate destiny”

薄命佳人 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “a beautiful woman with an unfortunate destiny”. A beauty cursed with a hard life. Literally, “Ill-fated beauty”.

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薄命佳人 Pronunciation and Pinyin

薄命佳人 Character Breakdown

Stroke Order
CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
薄
bó17thin, slight, or weak
命
mìng8life, fate, command
佳
jiā8Beautiful, good, excellent
人
rén2human being, person

Example Sentence with 薄命佳人

她就是典型的薄命佳人,虽然才华横溢,却一生坎坷,令人唏嘘。
She was a typical ill-fated beauty; despite her extraordinary talent, her life was full of hardships, which makes people sigh.

Idioms Related to 薄命佳人

Synonyms of 薄命佳人

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

More idioms starting with 薄

  • báo薄jīn今hòu厚gǔ古favor the past over the present
  • bó薄yǎng养hòu厚zàng葬meager support in life, lavish funeral in death
  • bó薄lì利duō多xiāo销small profits, quick turnover
  • báo薄chún唇qīng轻yán言talkative and indiscreet
  • bó薄hán寒zhòng中rén人slight chill harms vulnerable people
  • bó薄qíng情wú无yì义heartless and disloyal
  • bó薄jì技zài在shēn身possess a minor skill
  • bó薄mù暮míng冥míng冥dim and dark dusk
  • bó薄wù物xì细gù故Trifles and minor matters
  • báo薄zuò祚hán寒mén门of humble birth and poor family

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Questions about 薄命佳人

What does 薄命佳人 mean?

薄命佳人 (bó mìng jiā rén) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “a beautiful woman with an unfortunate destiny”.

How do you pronounce 薄命佳人?

薄命佳人 is pronounced bó mìng jiā rén in Mandarin Chinese.

What does 薄命佳人 literally mean?

Literally, 薄命佳人 means “Ill-fated beauty”. It is used to mean “a beautiful woman with an unfortunate destiny”.

What is the Chinese definition of 薄命佳人?

薄命:福薄命苦。福薄命苦的美女。

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