Definition
美若天仙 is a four-character idiom (chengyu) meaning 'as beautiful as a celestial fairy'. It is used to describe a woman's extraordinary beauty, often in literary or hyperbolic contexts. The phrase compares the person to a heavenly immortal (天仙), implying an ethereal, almost supernatural level of beauty.
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as beautiful as a celestial fairyextremely beautiful (of a woman)
Examples
- 美若天仙，。Tā zhǎng de měi rě, yì chūxiàn jiù xīyǐn le suǒyǒu rén de mùguāng.She is as beautiful as a celestial fairy; as soon as she appeared, she attracted everyone's attention.
- 美若天仙，。Gǔzhuāng jù lǐ de nǚzhǔjué měi rě, ràng rén kàn le yí bù kāi yǎnjīng.The heroine in the costume drama is as beautiful as a celestial fairy, making it hard to look away.
- 美若天仙，，。Tā suīrán bú shì měi rě, dàn qìzhì yōuyǎ, hěn shòu huānyíng.Although she is not as beautiful as a celestial fairy, her elegant demeanor makes her very popular.
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