Crane bone in pine shape(sōng xíng hè gǔ)

Crane bone in pine shape

Songxinghegu, a Chinese idiom, Pinyin is s ō NGX í NGH è g ǔ, which means to describe elegant appearance. From the romance of the Three Kingdoms by Luo Guanzhong of Ming Dynasty.

The origin of Idioms

The 35th chapter of romance of the Three Kingdoms by Luo Guanzhong of Ming Dynasty: "Xuande regards the person as a person, with a loose form and a crane's bone, and an extraordinary appearance."

Idiom usage

As an object or attribute; used in figurative sentences

Examples

This man is a man of great stature.

Chinese PinYin : sōng xíng hè gǔ