Our goal is to provide you with free Chinese learning tools. This series highlights idioms and proverbs, full of meaning and adaptable to many contexts. The featured idiom is 「玉減香消」, with details below.
We’re presenting the idiom 「玉減香消」 this time—its explanation and use are detailed below.
A metaphor for a beautiful woman’s thinness and listlessness. Same as “the jade is diminished and the fragrance disappears.”
The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :
yù jiǎn xiāng xiāo
while its Cantonese pinyin is :
yuk6 gaam2 heung1 siu1
The treasure trove of Chinese idioms is extensive, with different expressions suited for various situations. We hope these free resources will aid you in your journey to mastering Chinese.
