沈魚落雁

See also: 沉魚落雁 and 沉鱼落雁

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(ちん)魚(ぎょ)落(らく)雁(がん) • (chingyorakugan) 

  1. (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.

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