supple twigs and tender leaves(róu zhī nèn yè)

supple twigs and tender leaves

Soft branches and tender leaves, Chinese idiom, Pinyin is R ó UZH ī n è NY è, which means soft and tender branches and leaves. It refers to a tender and beautiful young woman. It comes from the story of jade Jue · Yifu.

Idiom explanation

Soft and delicate branches and leaves. It refers to a tender and beautiful young woman

The origin of Idioms

Zheng ruoyong of the Ming Dynasty wrote in Yu Jue Ji Yi Fu: "the green leaves will not be left, and don't cherish that it will be hard to grow next year. The tender branches and tender leaves should be picked by people. Light comfortable hand, Luo skirt wide fade waist limb thin

Idiom usage

Who can compare the warm and fragrant nephrite in the world? Willow dance, green skirt shadow low, delicate throat warbler song, "Yangchun" down, call boast West son more beautiful. The story of four joys: a beautiful couple in Huating by Xie Dang in Ming Dynasty

Chinese PinYin : róu zhī nèn yè