Our free Chinese learning series introduces idioms and proverbs. These timeless phrases hold valuable meanings and are worth studying. Today’s idiom is 「香消玉損」, detailed below.
This time, we’re looking at the idiom 「香消玉損」. Its meaning and application are provided below.
A metaphor for the death of a young and beautiful woman. Same as “fragrance dies and beauty dies”.
The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :
xiāng xiāo yù sǔn
while its Cantonese pinyin is :
heung1 siu1 yuk6 syun2
There’s no shortage of Chinese idioms, each offering unique meanings and ways to use them. This guide is here to assist you as you improve your understanding of the language.
