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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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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
beauty contest
the prettiest girl in the school (see also 校草) / school beauty queen / campus belle / prom queen
to play the xiao 簫|箫 (mouth organ) / to beg while playing pipes; cf politician Wu Zixu 伍子胥, c. 520 BC destitute refugee in Wu town, 吳市吹簫|吴市吹箫 / to busk / virtuoso piper wins a beauty, cf 玉人吹簫|玉人吹箫 / (slang) fellatio / blowjob
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  *姿* | 姿* | *姿
beauty / disposition / looks / appearance
hairdressing / to give sb's hair a cut or other beauty treatment / beautiful hair
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
cardamom (Elettaria cardamomum) / fig. a girl's teenage years / maidenhood / a budding beauty
a beauty / beautiful
good looks / beauty / good-looking
Sleeping Beauty
peerless / unmatched in his generation / incomparable (talent, beauty)
to disfigure / to spoil the beauty of
all flowers / all beauties / all talents
a beautiful woman / young beauties / youths / rosy cheeks
Cupid, son of Venus and Mars, Roman god of love and beauty
elegant / refined beauty
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 queen of flowers (refers esp. to plum blossom) / (fig.) nickname for a famous beauty or courtesan
national grace, divine fragrance (idiom); an outstanding beauty
place of charm and beauty / scenery of exceptional charm / completely different world
more than one can attend to (idiom) / deluged (with inquiries etc) / overwhelmed (by the beauty of the scenery)
beauty unmatched in her generation (idiom); woman of peerless elegance / prettiest girl ever
blessed land; a place rich in beauty or natural resources etc / (term of respect) your place
lit. hiding the moon, shaming the flowers (idiom) / fig. female beauty exceeding even that of the natural world
(literary) beauty (usually of a maid or concubine)
lit. fish sink, goose alights (idiom, from Zhuangzi 莊子|庄子); fig. female beauty captivating even the birds and beasts
(of a place) endowed with a natural beauty that nurtures people of talent (idiom)
white teeth (symbol of youth and beauty)
sense of beauty / aesthetic perception
Baosi, concubine of King You of Zhou 周幽王 and one of the famous Chinese beauties
to win honor / to put on a stern face / to have a facial (beauty treatment)
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  *嫭* | 嫭* | *嫭
beautiful / a beauty
painted skin (which transforms a monster into a beauty)
divine fragrance, national grace (idiom); an outstanding beauty
Goddess of beauty
beauty salon; beauty parlor
beauty / glamor / voluptuousness
Princess Taiping (c. 665-713), Tang Dynasty princess, politically powerful and known for her beauty
truth, goodness and beauty
lit. in the eyes of a lover appears 西施 (idiom); fig. beauty is in the eye of the beholder
vying to be the most glamorous / each more gorgeous than the other / beauty contest
Yang Guifei (719-756), famous Tang beauty, consort of Emperor Xuanzhong 唐玄宗
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
The Drunken Beauty, Qing Dynasty Beijing opera
golden branch, jade leaves (idiom); fig. blue-blooded nobility, esp. imperial kinsmen or peerless beauty
a woman of unmatched beauty (idiom)
inner beauty
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
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
16-year-old beauty
a strip of scenic beauty (coast, river, road etc) / (fig.) an eye-catching feature
Mountain Villa with Embracing Beauty in Suzhou, Jiangsu
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)
crown or tiara of a queen, empress or beauty pageant winner / first place in a women's competition
to be blessed with rare and radiant beauty (idiom)
Aiwan Pavilion, on Mt Yuelu 岳麓山 in Hubei, famous beauty spot
beautiful girl / a beauty
Miss World Beauty Pageant
the five emphases, four beauties and three loves (PRC policy introduced in 1981, including emphasis on manners, beauty of language and love of socialism)
heavenly beauty, jewel colors (idiom); unusually beautiful lady
(Tw) beauty product; skincare product
an eye for beauty / aesthetic judgment
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
In the eyes of the lover, a famous beauty (idiom). Beauty in the eye of the beholder
lit. like raindrops on a pear blossom (idiom) / fig. tear-stained face of a beauty
Yang Yuhuan, aka Yang Guifei 楊貴妃|杨贵妃 (719-756), famous Tang beauty, consort of Emperor Xuanzhong 唐玄宗
(Tw) betel nut beauty: a skimpily-dressed, attractive girl who sells betel nut from a glass-walled roadside booth
contending for supreme beauty (esp. of flowers, scenery, painting etc) / vying in beauty and glamor
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
hairdresser and beauty parlor / barbershop / massage parlor
a beauty in the bud
beauty salon / CL:
beauty sleep (before midnight)
lit. beautiful as peach and prune / fig. radiant beauty
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)
beauty contest
beauty queen


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