沉魚落雁,閉月羞花 (cam4 jyu2 lok6 ngaan6 bai3 jyut6 sau1 faa1) — (of feminine beauty) makes fish sink and birds alight, the moon fades and flowers close in Cantonese

camˎ₄jyuˊ²lokˍ₆ngaanˍ₆bai˗₃jyutˍ₆sauˉ¹faaˉ¹
沉鱼落雁,闭月羞花
Mandarin Pinyin: chen2 yu2 luo4 yan4 bi4 yue4 xiu1 hua1

Meaning of 沉魚落雁,閉月羞花

noun(of feminine beauty) makes fish sink and birds alight, the moon fades and flowers close
idiomDescribes extreme female beauty, so captivating it makes fish sink and geese fall.

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