出水芙蓉 in English chu1 shui3 fu2 rong2 Meaning

Meanings

  • as a lotus flower breaking the surface (idiomatic expression); surpassingly beautiful (of young lady's face or old gentleman's calligraphy)

Simplified Characters

出 水 芙 蓉

Traditional Characters

出 水 芙 蓉

Pinyin

chu1 shui3 fu2 rong2

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

出chu1to go out 水shui3surname Shui 芙fu2see 芙蓉[fu2 rong2], lotus 蓉rong2short name for Chengdu 成都[Cheng2 du1]