佳人薄命
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Chinese[edit]
beautiful woman; good person | born under an unlucky star; born unlucky; ill-fated | ||
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trad. (佳人薄命) | 佳人 | 薄命 | |
simp. #(佳人薄命) | 佳人 | 薄命 |
Pronunciation[edit]
Idiom[edit]
佳人薄命
- a fair lady's destiny is thin indeed; whom the gods love die young
Descendants[edit]
Japanese[edit]
Kanji in this term | |||
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佳 | 人 | 薄 | 命 |
か Grade: S |
じん Grade: 1 |
はく Grade: S |
めい Grade: 3 |
on’yomi |
Etymology[edit]
- From Middle Chinese: 自古紅顏多薄命
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
- Whom the gods love dies young. Lit. A fair lady's destiny is thin indeed.
Synonyms[edit]
References[edit]
- The Kōjien (広辞苑) Dictionary of the Japanese Language, 5th edition, Iwanami Shoten Publishing, Tokyo.
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