粵

沉cam4魚jyu4落lok6雁ngaan6

simp沉鱼落雁
cam4 jyu4 lok6 ngaan6chén yú luò yàn

English

  1. lit. fish sink, goose alights (idiom, from Zhuangzi 莊子|庄子[Zhuang1 zi3]); fig. female beauty captivating even the birds and beasts
  2. describe a female who is so beautiful that moon and flowers have to hide

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 形容一個女性靚到連雀都為之驚豔要跌落嚟、魚都自形失色要匿落水入面

Sources: cc-cedict, rime-cantonese, words.hk

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