美若天仙 (měi rě) — as beautiful as a celestial fairy; extremely beautiful (of a woman)
Definition
A chengyu describing a woman whose beauty rivals a heavenly fairy — more literary and hyperbolic than 漂亮 or 美丽. Used almost exclusively for women.
idiom
as beautiful as a celestial fairyextremely beautiful (of a woman)
Examples
- 美若天仙，。Tā cháng dé měi rě, yì chū xiàn jiù xī yǐn le suǒ yǒu rén de mù guāng.She is as beautiful as a celestial fairy; as soon as she appeared, she attracted everyone's attention.
- 美若天仙，。Gǔ zhuāng jù lǐ de nǚ zhǔ jué měi rě, ràng rén kàn le yí bù kāi yǎn jing.The heroine in the costume drama is as beautiful as a celestial fairy, making it hard to look away.
- 美若天仙，，。Tā suī rán bú shì měi rě, dàn qì zhì yōu yǎ, hěn shòu huān yíng.Although she is not as beautiful as a celestial fairy, her elegant demeanor makes her very popular.
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