香消玉殒 — Chinese idiom

Meaning

• (of a beautiful woman) to die; to pass away

Character by character

• 香xiāngincense; fragrant, aromatic
• 消xiāonews, rumors; to die out, to melt away, to vanish
• 玉yùjade, gem, precious stone
• 殒yǔnto die, to fall, to perish, to vanish

Idioms sharing a character

• 偷香窃玉 tōu xiāng qiè yù
• 口齿生香 kǒu chǐ shēng xiāng
• 吃香喝辣 chī xiāng hē là
• 国色天香 guó sè tiān xiāng
• 天香国色 tiān xiāng guó sè
• 宝马香车 bǎo mǎ xiāng chē
• 怜香惜玉 lián xiāng xī yù
• 拣佛烧香 jiǎn fó shāo xiāng
• 书香门第 shū xiāng mén dì
• 异香扑鼻 yì xiāng pū bí

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