lán cuī yù zhé

Traditional: 蘭摧玉折

兰摧玉折 (lán cuī yù zhé) is a Chinese word meaning “premature death of a budding talent; those whom the Gods love die young”.

Meanings

  1. 1premature death of a budding talent
  2. 2those whom the Gods love die young

Characters in 兰摧玉折

兰lán · orchid (蘭花|兰花 Cymbidium goeringii)摧cuī · to break玉yù · jade折shé · to snap

Related words

折磨to torment; to torture兰orchid (蘭花|兰花 Cymbidium goeringii)兰surname Lan弗兰克Frank (name)摧毁to destroy; to wreck爱尔兰Ireland苏格兰Scotland玉米corn骨折to suffer a fracture折to snap折to turn sth over折to break

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