Last Updated :2025/12/22

沈魚落雁

Hiragana
ちんぎょらくがん
Phrase
idiomatic
Japanese Meaning
絶世の美女を形容する成語。あまりの美しさに、泳いでいた魚は沈み、水辺を飛ぶ雁は落ちるというたとえ。『傾国美女』に同じ。
Easy Japanese Meaning
とてもうつくしいひとをほめることばでさかながしずみとりがおちるほどのこと
Chinese (Simplified)
形容女子容貌极美,令人惊艳。 / 比喻美貌惊人,连鱼雁也为之失态。 / 对绝世美貌的夸张比喻。
What is this buttons?

Her beauty is truly breathtaking.

Chinese (Simplified) Translation

她的美貌真是沉鱼落雁。

What is this buttons?
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(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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(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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沈魚落雁

彼女の美しさはまさに沈魚落雁だ。

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Her beauty is truly breathtaking.

Her beauty is truly breathtaking.

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彼女の美しさはまさに沈魚落雁だ。

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