as red as rose(yàn rú táo lǐ)

as red as rose

It's a Chinese idiom,

The Pinyin is y à NR ú t á ol à,

Interpretation: face as delicate as a mature peach and plum. From Strange Tales of a Lonely Studio - chivalrous woman.

idiom

as red as rose

Pinyin

yànrútáolǐ

Citation explanation

To describe the beauty of a face. Pu Songling's strange tales from a lonely studio chivalrous woman in the Qing Dynasty: "don't women think I'm poor? He is a man who neither speaks nor laughs. He is as gorgeous as peaches and plums, and as cold as frost and snow. He is also a strange man. " In the first chapter of the story of Heroes: "there are two more women, one is as gorgeous as peaches and plums, and the other is as dignified and beautiful as a cloth and hairpin." In shangshizi's Cangying strike, parting love in Qing Dynasty: "dare to say that it is as gorgeous as peaches and plums, as cold as ice, as fragrant as orchids, and as noble as gold and stone, so it is the humble quality of brothels and the mediocre appearance of red and pink." Qian Zhongshu's "Besieged City" 1: "Miss Su's ideal self is:" gorgeous as peaches and plums, cold as frost ", which makes Fang Hongjian admire humbly and then bow to love." Wang Huo's war and people (1) Volume 2: "she's 30 years old, old lady! I'm older, and I'm not very good-natured, but I'm gorgeous and beautiful. "

Idiom usage

Used as a predicate or attributive; used of women.

Chinese PinYin : yàn rú táo lǐ