閉月羞花

Chinese

		to close; stop up; shut to close; stop up; shut; obstruct	moon; month	shy; ashamed; shame shy; ashamed; shame; bashful	flower; blossom; to spend flower; blossom; to spend; fancy pattern
trad. (閉月羞花)		閉	月	羞	花
simp. (闭月羞花)		闭	月	羞	花
anagram		羞花閉月／羞花闭月

Etymology

Refers to two of the Four Beauties of Chinese legends, Diao Chan (whose beauty obstructed the moon) and Yang Guifei (whose beauty caused the flowers to feel ashamed).

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): bìyuèxiūhuā

  (Zhuyin): ㄅㄧˋ ㄩㄝˋ ㄒㄧㄡ ㄏㄨㄚ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): bai³ jyut⁶ sau¹ faa¹

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: bìyuèxiūhuā
    • Zhuyin: ㄅㄧˋ ㄩㄝˋ ㄒㄧㄡ ㄏㄨㄚ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: bìyuèsiouhua
    • Wade–Giles: pi⁴-yüeh⁴-hsiu¹-hua¹
    • Yale: bì-ywè-syōu-hwā
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: bihyuehshiouhua
    • Palladius: биюэсюхуа (bijuesjuxua)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /pi⁵¹⁻⁵³ ɥɛ⁵¹ ɕi̯oʊ̯⁵⁵ xu̯ä⁵⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: bai³ jyut⁶ sau¹ faa¹
    • Yale: bai yuht sāu fā
    • Cantonese Pinyin: bai³ jyt⁹ sau¹ faa¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: bei³ yud⁶ seo¹ fa¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /pɐi̯³³ jyːt̚² sɐu̯⁵⁵ faː⁵⁵/

Idiom

閉月羞花

1. (of women) extremely beautiful; drop dead gorgeous

Synonyms

• 羞花閉月／羞花闭月 (xiūhuābìyuè)
• 沉魚落雁／沉鱼落雁 (chényúluòyàn)
• 花容月貌 (huāróngyuèmào)