闭月羞花 bì yuè xiū huā

lit. hiding the moon, shaming the flowers (idiom)

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency 96588th word

Definitions

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

Characters

Character Meaning
闭 bì HSK 5
to close; to shut; to stop up
月 yuè HSK 1
month; moon; monthly
羞 xiū HSK 4
ashamed; shy; shame
花 huā HSK 3
to spend (money, time); flower; blossom