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立てば芍薬座れば牡丹歩く姿は百合の花

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立てば芍薬座れば牡丹歩く姿は百合の花

Hiragana
たてばしゃくやくすわればぼたんあるくすがたはゆりのはな
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Japanese Meaning
非常に美しい女性の姿をたとえていう言葉。立っているときは芍薬のように凛とし、座れば牡丹のように華やかで、歩く姿は百合の花のようにしなやかで美しいという意味の表現。
Easy Japanese Meaning
女のひとがとてもきれいで、立ってもすわっても歩いても美しいようす
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She is so beautiful that people say, "when she stands she is a peony, when she sits she is a peony, and when she walks she is a lily."

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very beautiful, said of a woman

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