兰摧玉折 lán cuī yù zhé

premature death of a budding talent

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

  1. 1. premature death of a budding talent
  2. 2. those whom the Gods love die young

Characters

Character Meaning
兰 lán
orchid (兰花lán huā Cymbidium goeringii); surname Lan
摧 cuī HSK 6
to destroy; to break; to repress
玉 yù HSK 5
jade
折 zhé HSK 4
to fold; to bend; to break