chū shuǐ fú róng

出水芙蓉 (chū shuǐ fú róng) is a Chinese word meaning “as a lotus flower breaking the surface (idiom); surpassingly beautiful (of young lady's face or old gentleman's calligraphy)”.

Meanings

  1. 1as a lotus flower breaking the surface (idiom); surpassingly beautiful (of young lady's face or old gentleman's calligraphy)

Characters in 出水芙蓉

出chū · to go out; to come out水shuǐ · water芙fú · used in 芙蓉[fu2 rong2], lotus蓉róng · paste made by mashing beans or seeds etc

Related words

出to go out; to come out出variant of 出[chu1] (classifier for plays or chapters of classical novels)出来to come out出来(after a verb, indicates coming out, completion of an action, or ability to discern or detect)出去to go out水water水surname Shui出现to appear出色remarkable; outstanding出发to set off演出to act (in a play)做出to put out

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