沈魚落雁

See also: 沉魚落雁 and 沉鱼落雁

Chinese
For pronunciation and definitions of 沈魚落雁 – see 沉魚落雁 (“extremely beautiful; drop-dead gorgeous”).
(This term, 沈魚落雁, is a variant form of 沉魚落雁.)

Japanese
Kanji in this term
沈 魚 落 雁
ちん
Grade: S		 ぎょ
Grade: 2		 らく
Grade: 3		 がん
Jinmeiyō
on’yomi

Etymology

From Middle Chinese 沈魚落雁 (MC ɖˠiɪm ŋɨʌ lɑk̚ ŋˠanH).

Idiom

沈魚落雁 (hiragana ちんぎょらくがん, rōmaji chingyorakugan)

  1. (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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