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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
Phrase
idiomatic
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
Sense（1）
very beautiful, said of a woman
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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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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.
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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彼女は、立てば芍薬座れば牡丹歩く姿は百合の花と言われるほどの美しさを持っている。
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