亭亭玉立 tíng tíng yù lì tall and slender

Explanation

形容女子身材细长，姿态美好，也指花木等挺拔秀丽。

Describes a woman with a slender figure and beautiful posture; can also be used for tall and beautiful trees, etc.

Origin Story

传说中，有一位仙女下凡，她身姿轻盈，宛如一株翠竹，亭亭玉立，美丽非凡。她来到人间，是为了寻找一位有缘人。她走过田野，走过山川，她优雅的身姿吸引了无数人的目光，但始终没有遇到那个命中注定的人。最后，她化作了一棵高大的白杨树，依然亭亭玉立，守护着这片土地。

chuán shuō zhōng, yǒu yī wèi xiān nǚ xià fán, tā shēn zī qīng yíng, wǎn rú yī zhū cuì zhú, tíng tíng yù lì, měi lì fēi fán. tā lái dào rén jiān, shì wèi le xún zhǎo yī wèi yǒu yuán rén. tā zǒu guò tián yě, zǒu guò shān chuān, tā yōu yǎ de shēn zī xī yǐn le wú shù rén de mù guāng, dàn shǐ zhōng méi yǒu yù dào nà ge mìng zhōng zhù dìng de rén. zuì hòu, tā huà zuò le yī kē gāo dà de bái yáng shù, yī rán tíng tíng yù lì, shǒu hù zhe zhè piàn tǔ dì.

Legend has it that a fairy descended to earth, her figure light and graceful, like a bamboo, tall and slender, exceptionally beautiful. She came to the world to find a destined person. She walked across fields and mountains, her elegant posture attracted countless eyes, but she never met the one she was destined for. In the end, she turned into a tall poplar tree, still standing tall and slender, guarding this land.

Usage

用于描写女子或花木等美好的姿态。

yòng yú miáo xiě nǚ zǐ huò huā mù děng měi hǎo de zī tài

Used to describe the beautiful posture of a woman or a tree, etc.

Examples

• 她亭亭玉立地站在舞台中央，光彩照人。

  tā tíng tíng yù lì de zhàn zài wǔ tái zhōng yāng, guāng cǎi zhào rén

  She stood majestically in the center of the stage, radiant.

• 路边那棵柳树亭亭玉立，婀娜多姿。

  lù biān nà kē liǔ shù tíng tíng yù lì, ē nuó duō zī

  The willow tree by the roadside stood tall and slender, graceful and elegant.

Related Idioms

• 袅袅婷婷

• 风姿绰约

• 婀娜多姿

Opposite Idioms

• 其貌不扬

• 矮小