美若天仙 (měi ruò tiān xiān) — 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 ruò tiān xiān, 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 ruò tiān xiān, 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 ruò tiān xiān, 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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