Used to describe a woman of breathtaking beauty, so exquisite that fish would be ashamed and sink, and geese would be mesmerized and fall from the sky.
她那鱼沉雁落的容貌，让在场的每个人都为之倾倒。
Her fish-sinking, goose-falling beauty captivated everyone present.
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Ancient
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During the Spring and Autumn period, Xi Shi, a legendary beauty from the state of Yue, was washing silk by a stream in her hometown. The fish swimming in the stream, upon seeing her unparalleled beauty, were so shamed that they sank to the bottom, unwilling to surface.
Later, during the Han Dynasty, the stunning beauty Wang Zhaojun was on her journey to marry the Xiongnu King. As she played her pipa, the wild geese flying overhead were so astonished by her enchanting appearance that they forgot how to flap their wings and fell from the sky.
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