The appearance of the flower and the moon, the beauty of the country and the fragrance of the sky, the closed moon shames the flowers, the flowers are like jade, the branches are spreading
1. The appearance of the flower and the moon [huā róng yuè mào]
Explanation: like flowers The appearance of the moon. Describe a woman's beauty.
From: Chapter 62 of "Journey to the West" by Wu Chengen of the Ming Dynasty: "The princess is beautiful and beautiful, and has twenty talents."
2. The beauty of the country and the fragrance of the sky [guó sè tiān xiāng ]
Explanation: It originally describes peonies whose color and fragrance are different from ordinary flowers. Later, it also described the beauty of women.
From: Li Jun of the Tang Dynasty's "Yi Ji": "The color of the country is good for drinking wine in the morning, and the fragrance of the sky is for dyeing clothes at night."
Translation: The color of peonies can be drunk with wine, and the aroma can be used to drink wine. Dye clothes.
3. Close the moon and shy the flowers [bì yuè xiū huā]
Explanation: Close: hide. Make the moon hide and make the flowers ashamed. Describes a woman's beautiful appearance.
Translation: Pulling this flirtatious saying, I lower my heart and think of the closed moon-shame flower surface, which is like a swallow nesting around a red gate
4. Like a flower like a jade [ rú huā sì yù ]
Explanation: As beautiful as flowers and jade. Describes a woman's outstanding appearance.
From: "Poetry·Wei Feng·Fen Julin" edited by Zhou Confucius: "The other's son is as beautiful as English...The other's son is as beautiful as jade."
Translation : That person from far away, Mei and Ying...their son, as beautiful as jade
5. Huazhi Zhaozhan [huā zhī zhāo zhǎn]
Explanation: Zhaozhan: swinging in the wind look. Describes dressing up very colorfully.
From: Chapter 62 of "Dream of Red Mansions" by Cao Xueqin of the Qing Dynasty: "Xi Ren and others brought the tea and took a bite. Ping'er also came dressed up."