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 小巧 xiǎo qiǎo small and exquisite / delicate / fine (features) / compact / nifty syn 清秀 qīng xiù delicate and pretty syn 娇嫩 嬌嫩 jiāo nen tender and lovely / fragile / delicate syn 精妙 jīng miào exquisite / fine and delicate (usu. of works of art) syn 小巧玲珑 小巧玲瓏 xiǎo qiǎo líng lóng dainty and delicate / exquisite syn 纤手 纖手 xiān shǒu delicate hands / woman's tender and soft hands 雅趣 yǎ qù elegant / refined / delicate and charming 春笋 春筍 chūn sǔn springtime bamboo shoots / fig. (of woman's fingers) tender and delicate syn 细 細 xì thin or slender / finely particulate / thin and soft / fine / delicate / trifling / (of a sound) quiet / frugal syn 雅意 yǎ yì your kind offer / your valued advice / delicate interest and charm syn 小女人 xiǎo nǚ rén dainty and delicate girl / concubine 牛毛 niú máo ox hair (used as a metaphor for sth very numerous or sth fine and delicate) 燕赵 燕趙 yān zhào Yan and Zhao, two of the Warring States in Hebei and Shanxi / beautiful women / women dancers and singers 精致 精緻 jīng zhì delicate / fine / exquisite / refined syn 细致 細緻 xì zhì delicate / fine / careful / meticulous / painstaking syn 细腻 細膩 xì nì (of skin etc) smooth / satiny / delicate / (of a performance, depiction, craftsmanship etc) finely detailed / subtle / exquisite / meticulous syn 柔弱 róu ruò weak / delicate syn 娇小 嬌小 jiāo xiǎo petite / delicate / dainty syn 白嫩 bái nèn (of skin etc) fair / delicate syn 精工 jīng gōng refined / delicate / exquisite (craftsmanship) 幽香 yōu xiāng delicate fragrance syn 秀气 秀氣 xiù qi delicate / graceful syn 柔嫩 róu nèn tender / delicate (texture) syn 缜密 縝密 zhěn mì meticulous / careful / deliberate / delicate / fine (texture) syn 娇弱 嬌弱 jiāo ruò delicate 弱不禁风 弱不禁風 ruò bù jīn fēng lit. too weak to stand up to the wind (idiom) / fig. extremely delicate / fragile syn 娇气 嬌氣 jiāo qì delicate / squeamish / finicky 孱弱 chán ruò delicate / frail / impotent / weak syn 纤弱 纖弱 xiān ruò fragile / delicate syn 纤巧 纖巧 xiān qiǎo delicate / dainty syn 眉清目秀 méi qīng mù xiù pretty / with delicate features syn 蝉翼 蟬翼 chán yì cicada's wing / fig. diaphanous / delicate texture 纤柔 纖柔 xiān róu delicate / fine 浆膜 漿膜 jiāng mó serosa / serous membrane (smooth moist delicate membranes lining body cavities) 纤 纖 xiān fine / delicate / minute syn 娇 嬌 jiāo lovable / pampered / tender / delicate / frail syn 婧 jìng (literary) (of a woman) slender / delicate / (literary) (of a woman) talented 如花似玉 rú huā sì yù delicate as a flower, refined as a precious jade (idiom) / (of a woman) exquisite syn 婥 chuò weak / delicate 嫋 niǎo delicate / graceful 嬝 niǎo delicate / graceful 纤小 纖小 xiān xiǎo fine / delicate syn 嫰 nèn old variant of 嫩[nen4] / tender / delicate 撚 niǎn to play tricks on or toy with / delicate / exquisite (Cantonese) 粉艳 粉艷 fěn yàn delicate colors (of a woman's complexion, a flower etc) 樱桃小嘴 櫻桃小嘴 yīng táo xiǎo zuǐ lit. cherry mouth (idiom) / fig. a delicate, ruby-lipped mouth 小巧玲珑 小巧玲瓏 xiǎo qiǎo - líng lóng (idiom) dainty / delicate / exquisite syn 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 绮靡 綺靡 qǐ mǐ beautiful and intricate / ornate / gorgeous 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 