闭月羞花 bì yuè xiū huā

DEFINITIONS

  1. lit. hiding the moon, shaming the flowers (idiom)
  2. fig. female beauty exceeding even that of the natural world

CHARACTERS

闭 bì
HSK 5
shut, close; obstruct, block up
月 yuè
HSK 1
moon; month; KangXi radical 74
羞 xiū
HSK 4
disgrace, shame; ashamed; shy
花 huā
HSK 3
flower; blossoms