石榴裙 (dàn) — pomegranate-red skirt; feminine charms (idiomatic, in 拜倒在石榴裙下)
Definition
A 'pomegranate-red skirt' — a literary/poetic image of a beautiful woman. Today it mostly appears idiomatically in 拜倒在石榴裙下 ('fall at her skirt'), meaning to be captivated by a woman's charms.
noun
pomegranate-red skirtfeminine charms (idiomatic, in 拜倒在石榴裙下)
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Examples
- 石榴裙，。Tā chuān le yì tiáo hóng sè de dàn, fēi cháng piào liang.She wore a red pomegranate skirt, very beautiful.
- 石榴裙。Hěn duō nán rén dōu bài dǎo zài tā de dàn xià.Many men fall at the feet of her pomegranate skirt (are captivated by her charms).
- 石榴裙。Gǔ dài shī rén cháng yòng dàn lái bǐ yù měi nǚ.Ancient poets often used 'pomegranate skirt' to metaphorically refer to beautiful women.
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