沈魚落雁閉月羞花

ちんぎょらくがんへいげつしゅうか

Meanings

1. Expression, Noun charms of a uniquely beautiful woman; (so beautiful that) fish stay on the bottom of water and flying wild geese fall from the sky in shame See also: 閉月羞花 (へいげつしゅうか). See also: 沈魚落雁 (ちんぎょらくがん).

Kanji

• 沈 sink. Read as チン.
• 魚 fish. Read as ギョ.
• 落 fall. Read as ラク.
• 雁 wild goose. Read as ガン.
• 閉 shut. Read as ヘイ.
• 月 month. Read as ゲツ.
• 羞 bashful. Read as シュウ.
• 花 flower. Read as カ.

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