花枝招展 huā zhī zhāo zhǎn dressed to the nines

Explanation

形容打扮得十分艳丽。

Describes someone who is dressed very colorfully and attractively.

Origin Story

话说江南小镇上，有一位美丽的女子，名叫小莲。她天生丽质，加上心灵手巧，总能将自己打扮得花枝招展。每逢集市，她都会穿上最鲜艳的衣裳，戴上精致的头饰，吸引着无数人的目光。 这一天，小莲准备去参加镇上的庙会。她穿着一件绣着百花的粉色长裙，外罩一件淡紫色的薄纱衣，头上戴着缀满珍珠的凤钗，腰间系着一条绣着金线的腰带。她精心描绘的眉眼，涂抹得红润的嘴唇，都衬托着她白皙的肌肤，整个人宛如一幅美丽的画卷。 走在乡间小路上，微风拂过，小莲的衣袂飘飘，如同彩蝶飞舞。路旁盛开的野花，也仿佛为她增添了一抹亮色。她一路走来，引来无数人的驻足观望，赞叹声此起彼伏。 到了庙会上，小莲更是成了全场的焦点。她与众多女子一起，在庙宇前翩翩起舞，她那婀娜多姿的身影，在阳光下显得格外耀眼，如同众星捧月一般。 小莲的美丽，不仅在于她的外表，更在于她那自信洒脱的气质。她凭借着自己的美丽和才华，在小镇上赢得了广泛的好评。她用自己的方式，诠释着什么是真正的花枝招展，什么是真正的美丽。

huà shuō jiāng nán xiǎo zhèn shàng, yǒu yī wèi měi lì de nǚ zǐ, míng jiào xiǎo lián. tā tiān shēng lì zhì, jiā shàng xīn líng shǒu qiǎo, zǒng néng jiāng zì jǐ dǎ ban de huā zhī zhāo zhǎn. měi féng jí shì, tā dōu huì chuān shang zuì xiān yàn de yī shang, dài shang jīng zhì de tóu shì, xī yǐn zhe wú shù rén de mù guāng.

It is said that in a small town in southern China, there lived a beautiful woman named Xiaolian. She was naturally beautiful and skillful, so she always dressed elegantly. Whenever there was a market, she would wear her most beautiful clothes and most elegant jewelry and attract countless gazes.

Usage

用于描写女子打扮得漂亮、艳丽。

yòng yú miáo xiě nǚ zǐ dǎ ban de piào liang, yàn lì

Used to describe a woman who is beautifully and attractively dressed.

Examples

• 她今天打扮的花枝招展的，准备去参加舞会。

  tā jīn tiān dǎ ban de huā zhī zhāo zhǎn de, zhǔn bèi qù cān jiā wǔ huì.

  She is dressed to the nines today, ready to attend the ball.

• 舞台上的演员个个花枝招展，美不胜收。

  wǔ tái shàng de yǎn yuán gè gè huā zhī zhāo zhǎn, měi bù shèng shōu

  The actors on stage were all dressed up and very beautiful.

Related Idioms

• 盛装

• 艳丽

• 华丽

Opposite Idioms

• 朴素

• 简洁