hóngyán

红颜

Word · NounTraditional紅顏

beautiful woman; youthful beauty

Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma

Meanings

1 sense · 3 examples
1.

noun

beautiful woman (especially with a youthful face)

literary

A poetic and somewhat old-fashioned term, often carrying a sense of fragile or fleeting beauty. Common in classical literature and idioms.

Tā她
céng曾
shì是
míng名
dòng动
yī一
shí时
de的
hóng红
yán颜
 。

She was once a beauty whose fame shook the era.

Hóng红
yán颜
bó薄
mìng命
shì是
wén文
xué学
zhōng中
cháng常
jiàn见
de的
zhǔ主
tí题
 。

A beauty meeting an ill fate is a common theme in literature.

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Yīng英
xióng雄
nán难
guò过
měi美
rén人
guān关
 ,
duō多
shǎo少
háo豪
jié杰
wèi为
hóng红
yán颜
qīng倾
dǎo倒
 。

Heroes find it hard to pass the barrier of a beautiful woman; many great men have fallen for a beauty.