一部二十四史，不知从何说起 一部二十四史，不知從何說起 yī bù èr shí sì shǐ , bù zhī cóng hé shuō qǐ It's a long and intricate story, I hardly know where to start. 错综 錯綜 cuò zōng intricate / complicated / tangled / involved / to synthesize syn 盘错 盤錯 pán cuò intertwined (of tree roots or branches) / fig. an intricate matter 籍籍 jí jí noisy / of high reputation / intricate 纤密 纖密 xiān mì close / fine / intricate 姹紫嫣红 奼紫嫣紅 chà zǐ yān hóng lit. beautiful purples and brilliant reds (idiom) / fig. beautiful flowers syn 绮罗 綺羅 qǐ luó beautiful silk fabrics / person in beautiful silk dress 兰章 蘭章 lán zhāng a beautiful speech or piece of writing / your beautiful article (honorific) 美颜 美顏 měi yán to beautify sb's face (with cosmetics etc) / to retouch a photo to make sb look more beautiful / beautiful face / beautified face 天生丽质 天生麗質 tiān shēng - lì zhì (idiom) to be naturally beautiful / to be born beautiful syn 燕赵 燕趙 yān zhào Yan and Zhao, two of the Warring States in Hebei and Shanxi / beautiful women / women dancers and singers 明镜 明鏡 míng jìng mirror (as a metaphor for sth beautiful, bright and flat – such as a lake – or sth that provides clarity and insight) 清幽 qīng yōu (of a location) quiet and secluded / beautiful and secluded syn 湖光山色 hú guāng shān sè scenic lakes and mountain (idiom) / beautiful lake and mountain landscape 幽明 yōu míng the hidden and the visible / that which can be seen and that which cannot / darkness and light / night and day / wisdom and ignorance / evil and good / the living and the dead / men and ghosts 幽明 yōu - míng the hidden and the visible / that which can be seen and that which cannot / darkness and light / night and day / wisdom and ignorance / evil and good / the living and the dead / men and ghosts 艳丽 艷麗 yàn lì gorgeous / garish and beautiful syn 明媚 míng mèi bright and beautiful syn 健美 jiàn měi healthy and beautiful / to do fitness exercises / abbr. for 健美運動|健美运动[jian4 mei3 yun4 dong4] 美艳 美艷 měi yàn beautiful and alluring / glamorous / gorgeous syn 娇艳 嬌豔 jiāo yàn tender and beautiful syn 凄美 淒美 qī měi poignant / sad and beautiful syn 柔美 róu měi gentle and beautiful syn 娇媚 嬌媚 jiāo mèi flirtatious / coquettish / sweet and charming / beautiful young woman (old) syn 十全十美 shí quán shí měi complete and beautiful / to be perfect (idiom) syn 鸟语花香 鳥語花香 niǎo yǔ huā xiāng lit. birdsong and fragrant flowers (idiom) / fig. the intoxication of a beautiful spring day 明丽 明麗 míng lì bright and beautiful / (of a landscape) gorgeous / (of a color) vibrant syn 小仙女 xiǎo xiān nǚ girl fairy / beautiful girl or young woman / (neologism) (slang) irrational and egocentric young woman 粉黛 fěn dài face powder and eyebrow liner / cosmetics / (fig.) beautiful woman 奇丽 奇麗 qí lì singularly beautiful / weird and wonderful syn 芝兰 芝蘭 zhī lán lit. iris and orchid / fig. exalted sentiments / (expr. of praise for noble character, beautiful surrounding, future prospects etc) syn 幽美 yōu měi (of a location) beautiful and tranquil syn 哀艳 哀艷 āi yàn (of poetry etc) plaintive and beautiful / poignant 艳如桃李 艷如桃李 yàn rú táo lǐ lit. beautiful as peach and prune / fig. radiant beauty 花朝月夕 huā zhāo yuè xī a beautiful day / cf Birthday of the Flowers on lunar 15th February and Mid-autumn Festival on lunar 15th August syn 蛾眉皓齿 蛾眉皓齒 é méi hào chǐ beautiful eyebrow and white teeth (idiom) / lovely young woman 点金成铁 點金成鐵 diǎn jīn chéng tiě to transform gold into base metal (idiom) / fig. to edit sb else's beautiful prose and ruin it syn 焚琴煮鹤 焚琴煮鶴 fén qín zhǔ hè lit. to burn zithers and cook cranes / fig. to waste valuable resources / to destroy wantonly beautiful things 郎才女貌 láng cái nǚ mào talented man and beautiful woman / ideal couple syn 伟丽 偉麗 wěi lì magnificent / imposing and beautiful 恬美 tián měi serene and beautiful 爽心悦目 爽心悅目 shuǎng xīn yuè mù beautiful and heartwarming 珠玉 zhū yù pearls and jades / jewels / clever remark / beautiful writing / gems of wisdom / genius / outstanding person 男才女貌 nán cái nǚ mào talented man and beautiful woman / ideal couple 硕丽 碩麗 shuò lì large and beautiful 纤美 纖美 xiān měi exquisite / delicate and beautiful 美善 měi shàn beautiful and good 葬玉埋香 zàng yù mái xiāng lit. burying jade and interring incense (idiom) / funeral for a beautiful person 亮丽 亮麗 liàng lì bright and beautiful syn 白富美 bái fù měi "Ms Perfect" (i.e. fair-skinned, rich and beautiful) (Internet slang) 内外兼修 內外兼修 nèi wài jiān xiū (of a person) beautiful inside and out 秦淮八艳 秦淮八艷 qín huái bā yàn the famous eight beautiful and talented courtesans who lived near the Qinhuai River 秦淮河[Qin2 huai2 He2] in the late Ming or early Qing 姶 è wonderful / beautiful / (used in female given names and as a surname) 美女 měi nǚ beautiful woman syn 美丽 美麗 měi lì beautiful syn 漂亮 piào liang pretty / beautiful syn 美好 měi hǎo beautiful / fine syn 美人 měi rén beautiful woman / belle syn 美观 美觀 měi guān pleasing to the eye / beautiful / artistic syn 美妙 měi miào beautiful / wonderful / splendid syn 美化 měi huà to make more beautiful / to decorate / embellishment syn 美景 měi jǐng beautiful scenery syn 红颜 紅顏 hóng yán a beautiful woman / young beauties / youths / rosy cheeks syn 佳人 jiā rén beautiful woman syn 美发 美髮 měi fà hairdressing / to give sb's hair a cut or other beauty treatment / beautiful hair syn 绝色 絕色 jué sè (of a woman) remarkably beautiful / stunning syn 靓丽 靚麗 jìng lì beautiful / pretty 秀丽 秀麗 xiù lì pretty / beautiful syn 粉色 fěn sè pink / white / erotic / beautiful woman / powdered (with make-up) syn 秀发 秀髮 xiù fà beautiful hair 香格里拉 xiāng gé lǐ lā Shangri-la, the beautiful, idyllic land of James Hilton's 1933 novel "Lost Horizon" / a paradise on earth / Shangri-La, a county-level city in Yunnan that takes its name from the fictional land of the 1933 novel 风月 風月 fēng yuè romance / beautiful scenery / small or petty (of talk etc) syn 锦绣 錦繡 jǐn xiù beautiful syn 秋水 qiū shuǐ limpid autumn waters (trad. description of girl's beautiful eyes) syn 悦耳 悅耳 yuè ěr sweet-sounding / beautiful (of sound) syn 佳美 jiā měi beautiful 菲菲 fēi fēi very fragrant / luxurious / beautiful syn 天仙 tiān xiān immortal (esp. female) / deity / fairy / Goddess / fig. beautiful woman syn 玉女 yù nǚ beautiful woman / fairy maiden attending the Daoist immortals / (polite) sb else's daughter / Chinese dodder (Cuscuta chinensis), plant whose seeds are used for TCM syn 标致 標致 biāo zhi (of a woman) beautiful / pretty syn 艳遇 豔遇 yàn yù encounter with a beautiful woman / romance / affair 佳丽 佳麗 jiā lì a beauty / beautiful syn 尤物 yóu wù rarity / rare object / rare person / extraordinarily beautiful woman syn 清丽 清麗 qīng lì (of writing, scenery, a woman etc) graceful / elegant / charming / beautiful syn 嫣然 yān rán beautiful / sweet / engaging syn 冷艳 冷艷 lěng yàn (of a woman) beautiful but aloof syn 瑰丽 瑰麗 guī lì elegant / magnificent / exceptionally beautiful syn 倩影 qiàn yǐng beautiful image of a woman 满目 滿目 mǎn mù fills the eyes (of a beautiful view, scene of desolation etc) syn 花枝 huā zhī spray (sprig of a plant with blossoms) / cuttlefish (on dining menus) / (literary) beautiful woman 妖女 yāo nǚ beautiful woman 美不胜收 美不勝收 měi bù shèng shōu nothing more beautiful can be imagined (idiom) syn 绮丽 綺麗 qǐ lì beautiful / enchanting syn 那 nuó (archaic) many / beautiful / how / old variant of 挪[nuo2] syn 洞天 dòng tiān paradise / heavenly or beautiful place / fairyland 倾国倾城 傾國傾城 qīng guó qīng chéng lit. capable of causing the downfall of a city or state (idiom) / fig. (of a woman) devastatingly beautiful / also written 傾城傾國|倾城倾国[qing1 cheng2 qing1 guo2] syn 风和日丽 風和日麗 fēng hé rì lì moderate wind, beautiful sun (idiom) / fine sunny weather, esp. in springtime syn 婵娟 嬋娟 chán juān (literary) beautiful woman / (literary) lovely / graceful / (literary) the moon syn 电眼 電眼 diàn yǎn beautiful, expressive eyes 