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as a lotus flower breaking the surface (idiom); surpassingly beautiful (of young lady's face or old gentleman's calligraphy)

出水芙蓉
chū shuǐ fú róng
ch+ū·1st tonesh+uǐ·3rd tonef+ú·2nd toner+óng·2nd tone
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lit. countenance of a flower, face like the moon (idiom) · fig. (of a woman) beautiful花容月貌huā róng yuè màolit. capable of causing the downfall of a city or state (idiom) · fig. (of a woman) devastatingly beautiful倾国倾城qīng guó qīng chéngbeauty unmatched in her generation (idiom); woman of peerless elegance · prettiest girl ever绝代佳人jué dài jiā rén
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