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  *赏* | 赏* | *赏
to bestow (a reward) / to give (to an inferior) / to hand down / a reward (bestowed by a superior) / to appreciate (beauty)
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lit. like raindrops on a pear blossom (idiom) / fig. tear-stained face of a beauty
to win honor / to put on a stern face / to have a facial (beauty treatment)
lit. hiding the moon, shaming the flowers (idiom) / fig. female beauty exceeding even that of the natural world
beauty salon; beauty parlor
(Tw) beauty product; skincare product
lit. fish sink, goose alights (idiom, from Zhuangzi 莊子|庄子); fig. female beauty captivating even the birds and beasts
Xiao Qiao, one of the Two Qiaos, according to Romance of the Three Kingdoms 三國演義|三国演义, the two great beauties of ancient China
everyone loves beauty (idiom)
the prettiest girl in the school (see also 校草) / school beauty queen / campus belle / prom queen
Sleeping Beauty
Wang Zhaojun (52-19 BC), famous beauty at the court of Han emperor Yuan 漢元帝|汉元帝, one of the four legendary beauties 四大美女
lit. there is heaven above, and there is 蘇杭|苏杭 below (idiom) / fig. the beauty and affluence of Suzhou and Hangzhou is comparable with heaven
a beauty / beautiful
an eye for beauty / aesthetic judgment
truth, goodness and beauty
beauty contest
the four legendary beauties of ancient China, namely: Xishi 西施, Wang Zhaojun 王昭君, Diaochan 貂蟬|貂蝉 and Yang Yuhuan 楊玉環|杨玉环
beauty unmatched in her generation (idiom); woman of peerless elegance / prettiest girl ever
beauty salon / CL:
a strip of scenic beauty (coast, river, road etc) / (fig.) an eye-catching feature
16-year-old beauty
virtuoso piper wins a beauty / the xiao 簫|箫 (mouth organ) virtuoso 蕭史|萧史 won for his wife the beautiful daughter of Duke Mu of Qin 秦穆公
good looks / beauty / good-looking
Xishi (c. 450 BC), famous Chinese beauty, foremost of the four legendary beauties 四大美女, given by King Gou Jian 勾踐|勾践 of Yue as concubine to King of Wu as part of a successful plan to destroy Wu
the five emphases, four beauties and three loves (PRC policy introduced in 1981, including emphasis on manners, beauty of language and love of socialism)
lit. in the eyes of a lover appears 西施 (idiom); fig. beauty is in the eye of the beholder
a woman of unmatched beauty (idiom)
sense of beauty / aesthetic perception
Da Qiao, one of the Two Qiaos, according to Romance of the Three Kingdoms 三國演義|三国演义, the two great beauties of ancient China
hairdresser and beauty parlor / barbershop / massage parlor
peerless / unmatched in his generation / incomparable (talent, beauty)
beauty sleep (before midnight)
inner beauty
Yueyang Tower, famous beauty spot in Yueyang, north Hunan, overlooking Dongting Lake 洞庭湖 / one of three famous pagodas in China along with Yellow Crane Tower 黃鶴樓|黄鹤楼 in Wuhan, Hubei and Tengwang Tower 滕王閣|滕王阁 in Nanchang, Jiangxi
place of charm and beauty / scenery of exceptional charm / completely different world
to disfigure / to spoil the beauty of
Princess Taiping (c. 665-713), Tang Dynasty princess, politically powerful and known for her beauty
Aiwan Pavilion, on Mt Yuelu 岳麓山 in Hubei, famous beauty spot
(coll.) girl who shows signs of becoming a beauty; budding beauty
In the eyes of the lover, a famous beauty (idiom). Beauty in the eye of the beholder
Cupid, son of Venus and Mars, Roman god of love and beauty
Yang Yuhuan, aka Yang Guifei 楊貴妃|杨贵妃 (719-756), famous Tang beauty, consort of Emperor Xuanzhong 唐玄宗
The Drunken Beauty, Qing Dynasty Beijing opera
divine fragrance, national grace (idiom); an outstanding beauty
(Tw) betel nut beauty: a skimpily-dressed, attractive girl who sells betel nut from a glass-walled roadside booth
drugstore; pharmacy (one that offers health, beauty, and wellness products in addition to medicines – a type of store popular in Japan, Taiwan and Hong Kong)
golden branch, jade leaves (idiom); fig. blue-blooded nobility, esp. imperial kinsmen or peerless beauty
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  *姿* | 姿* | *姿
beauty / disposition / looks / appearance
more than one can attend to (idiom) / deluged (with inquiries etc) / overwhelmed (by the beauty of the scenery)
Mountain Villa with Embracing Beauty in Suzhou, Jiangsu
cardamom (Elettaria cardamomum) / fig. a girl's teenage years / maidenhood / a budding beauty
blessed land; a place rich in beauty or natural resources etc / (term of respect) your place
national grace, divine fragrance (idiom); an outstanding beauty
to be blessed with rare and radiant beauty (idiom)
vying to be the most glamorous / each more gorgeous than the other / beauty contest
white teeth (symbol of youth and beauty)
(of a place) endowed with a natural beauty that nurtures people of talent (idiom)
heavenly beauty, jewel colors (idiom); unusually beautiful lady
crown or tiara of a queen, empress or beauty pageant winner / first place in a women's competition
hairdressing / to give sb's hair a cut or other beauty treatment / beautiful hair
lit. beautiful as peach and prune / fig. radiant beauty
Miss World Beauty Pageant
all flowers / all beauties / all talents
beauty queen
Yang Guifei (719-756), famous Tang beauty, consort of Emperor Xuanzhong 唐玄宗
beauty contest
goddess of beauty (typically used in reference to Venus 維納斯|维纳斯 or Aphrodite 阿佛洛狄忒)
Diaochan (-192), one of the four legendary beauties 四大美女, in fiction a famous beauty at the break-up of Han dynasty, given as concubine to usurping warlord Dong Zhuo 董卓 to ensure his overthrow by fighting hero Lü Bu 呂布|吕布
Baosi, concubine of King You of Zhou 周幽王 and one of the famous Chinese beauties
lit. to be astonished as if beholding a heavenly being (idiom) / fig. to be astounded by sb's or sth's extraordinary beauty or excellence
a beautiful woman / young beauties / youths / rosy cheeks
contending for supreme beauty (esp. of flowers, scenery, painting etc) / vying in beauty and glamor
elegant / refined beauty
the queen of flowers (refers esp. to plum blossom) / (fig.) nickname for a famous beauty or courtesan
beautiful girl / a beauty
a beauty in the bud
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  *嫭* | 嫭* | *嫭
beautiful / a beauty
(literary) beauty (usually of a maid or concubine)
beauty / glamor / voluptuousness
painted skin (which transforms a monster into a beauty)


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