沈魚落雁
Chinese
| For pronunciation and definitions of 沈魚落雁 – see 沉魚落雁 (“extremely beautiful; drop-dead gorgeous”). (This term is a variant form of 沉魚落雁). |
Japanese
| Kanji in this term | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 沈 | 魚 | 落 | 雁 |
| ちん Grade: S |
ぎょ Grade: 2 |
らく Grade: 3 |
がん Jinmeiyō |
| on'yomi | |||
Etymology
From Middle Chinese 沈魚落雁 (MC drim ngjo lak ngaenH).
Idiom
沈魚落雁 • (chingyorakugan)
- (idiomatic) Beauty truly can be stunning. Lit. Such was her beauty that, in a fluster, fish sank to the bottom of the sea and geese dropped from the sky.
Synonyms
References
- The Kōjien (広辞苑) Dictionary of the Japanese Language, 5th edition, Iwanami Shoten Publishing, Tokyo.
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