钟灵毓秀 — Chinese idiom
钟灵毓秀
zhōng líng yù xiù
Traditional: 鍾靈毓秀
Meaning
- (of a place) endowed with a natural beauty that nurtures people of talent
Character by character
- 钟zhōngclock; bell
- 灵língspirit, soul; spiritual world
- 毓yùto give birth to; to raise; to educate
- 秀xiùelegant, graceful, refined; flowing, luxuriant
Idioms sharing a character
- 一见钟情 yī jiàn zhōng qíng
- 晨钟暮鼓 chén zhōng mù gǔ
- 暮鼓晨钟 mù gǔ chén zhōng
- 老态龙钟 lǎo tài lóng zhōng
- 人杰地灵 rén jié dì líng
- 冥顽不灵 míng wán bù líng
- 古灵精怪 gǔ líng jīng guài
- 活灵活现 huó líng huó xiàn
- 生灵涂炭 shēng líng tú tàn
- 荼毒生灵 tú dú shēng líng
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