朱颜绿鬓 zhū yán lǜ bìn rosy cheeks and dark hair

Explanation

形容年轻貌美的容貌。

Describes a young and beautiful appearance.

Origin Story

话说唐朝，有个才子叫李白，他年轻时风流倜傥，才华横溢，深受女子爱慕。一日，他在长安城游玩，偶遇一位名叫王昭君的绝色女子，王昭君正是当时有名的美人，她朱颜绿鬓，明眸善睐，一颦一笑都令人心动。李白被她的美貌所倾倒，当即写下了一首赞美她的诗，诗中写道：‘清水出芙蓉，天然去雕饰。’王昭君也对李白的才华赞赏不已，两人一见倾心，从此相爱相守。他们的爱情故事流传至今，成为一段佳话。

huà shuō táng cháo, yǒu gè cái zǐ jiào lǐ bái, tā nián qīng shí fēng liú tì tǎng, cái huá héng yì, shēn shòu nǚ zǐ ài mù. yī rì, tā zài cháng ān chéng yóu wán, ǒu yù yī wèi míng jiào wáng zhāo jūn de jué sè nǚ zǐ, wáng zhāo jūn zhèng shì dāng shí yǒu míng de měi rén, tā zhū yán lǜ bìn, míng móu shàn lài, yī pín yī xiào dōu lìng rén xīn dòng. lǐ bái bèi tā de měi mào suǒ qīng dǎo, dàn jí xiě xià le yī shǒu zàn měi tā de shī, shī zhōng xiě dào: ‘qīng shuǐ chū fú róng, tiān rán qù diāo shì.’ wáng zhāo jūn yě duì lǐ bái de cái huá zàn shǎng bù yǐ, liǎng rén yī jiàn qīng xīn, cóng cǐ xiāng ài xiāng shǒu. tā men de ài qíng gù shì liú chuán zhì jīn, chéng wéi yī duàn jiā huà.

In the Tang Dynasty, there was a talented scholar named Li Bai. In his youth, he was charming and talented, and was deeply admired by women. One day, while he was playing in Chang'an City, he happened to meet a beautiful woman named Wang Zhaojun. Wang Zhaojun was a famous beauty at the time, she had rosy cheeks and dark hair, and every frown and smile made people's hearts flutter. Li Bai was captivated by her beauty and immediately wrote a poem praising her. In the poem, he wrote: 'Clear water produces lotus, naturally without decoration.' Wang Zhaojun also admired Li Bai's talent, and the two fell in love at first sight and lived together ever since. Their love story has been passed down to this day, becoming a beautiful legend.

Usage

多用于描写女子年轻貌美。

duō yòng yú miáo xiě nǚ zǐ nián qīng mào měi

Often used to describe the young and beautiful appearance of a woman.

Examples

• 她朱颜绿鬓，青春靓丽。

  tā zhū yán lǜ bìn, qīng chūn liàng lì

  She is young and beautiful with rosy cheeks and dark hair.

• 他回想起自己朱颜绿鬓的少年时代。

  tā huí xiǎng qǐ zìjǐ zhū yán lǜ bìn de shào nián shí dài

  He recalled his youth with rosy cheeks and dark hair.

Related Idioms

• 桃腮杏脸

• 豆蔻年华

Opposite Idioms

• 白发苍颜

• 老态龙钟