出水芙蓉

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

CEDICT

  1. (figurative) beautiful woman who emerges from, or half-submerged in a pool of water
  2. (figurative) naturally beautiful woman; natural beauty
  3. (figurative) refreshingly and elegantly composed piece of literary work (poem, article, etc.), art or calligraphy
  4. (literally) lotus flower which just sprung into blossom above the water
  5. beautiful woman who emerges from, or half-submerged in a pool of water
  6. lotus flower which just sprung into blossom above the water
  7. naturally beautiful woman; natural beauty
  8. refreshingly and elegantly composed piece of literary work (poem, article, etc.), art or calligraphy

Wiktionary

水面上初開的荷花。形容文章清新可愛或女子嬌柔清麗。唐．李白〈經亂離後天恩流夜郎憶舊遊書懷贈江夏韋太守良宰〉詩：「清水出芙蓉，天然去雕飾。」《花月痕．第七回》：「又另是一個麗人，濯濯如春風楊柳，灩灩如出水芙蓉，比秋痕還好。」也作「芙蓉出水」。

重編國語辭典

  1. 初出水面的荷花，光潔清新
  2. 天然豔麗的女子
  3. 藝術或書法作品清新不俗

維基詞典

Entry Composition

1 出水 chūshuǐ
  1. to discharge water
  2. to appear out of the water
  3. to break the surface
2 芙蓉 fúróng
  1. cotton rose hibiscus (Hibiscus mutabilis)
  2. lotus
  3. foo yung (Chinese dish similar to an omelet)