羞花閉月
Chinese
shy; ashamed; shame shy; ashamed; shame; bashful |
flower; blossom; to spend flower; blossom; to spend; fancy pattern |
to close; stop up; shut to close; stop up; shut; obstruct |
moon; month | ||
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trad. (羞花閉月) | 羞 | 花 | 閉 | 月 | |
simp. (羞花闭月) | 羞 | 花 | 闭 | 月 | |
anagram | 閉月羞花/闭月羞花 |
Etymology
Refers to two of the Four Beauties of Chinese legends, Yang Guifei (whose appearance made flowers hide away in shame) and Diao Chan (whose appearance had the same effect on the moon).
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄡ ㄏㄨㄚ ㄅㄧˋ ㄩㄝˋ
- Tongyong Pinyin: siouhuabìyuè
- Wade–Giles: hsiu1-hua1-pi4-yüeh4
- Yale: syōu-hwā-bì-ywè
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shiouhuabihyueh
- Palladius: сюхуабиюэ (sjuxuabijue)
- Sinological IPA (key): /ɕi̯oʊ̯⁵⁵ xu̯ä⁵⁵ pi⁵¹⁻⁵³ ɥɛ⁵¹/
- (Standard Chinese)+
Idiom
(deprecated template usage) 羞花閉月