distinguished air of elegance and coquetry
It is a Chinese idiom, Pinyin y í t à IW à nqi à n, which describes beauty in appearance and posture. It comes from Zhang Heng's Fu with the same voice.
The origin of Idioms
Zhang Heng, Han Dynasty, wrote in his "Tongsheng Fu" that "a plain girl is my teacher, and she has a good manner."
Analysis of Idioms
[synonym] graceful and charming; antonym] disgusting and unattractive
Idiom usage
Subject predicate type; as predicate, attribute; mostly used for women or things. I've seen the bright moon and the setting sun on the lake, the thick shade and the light rain on the lake. It's really beautiful. Bing Xin's "to young readers · communication 7"
Chinese PinYin : yí tài wàn qiān
distinguished air of elegance and coquetry
understand a man by his faults. guān guò zhī rén
play up to people of power and influence. bā gāo zhī ér