如花似玉

rúhuāsìyù
  1. delicate as a flower, refined as a precious jade (idiom)
  2. (of a woman) exquisite

CEDICT

好像花和玉般的美好。比喻女子姿容绝美。元．张寿卿《红梨花．第三折》：「一个如花似玉的小娘子，和我那孩儿四目相窥，各有春心之意。」《初刻拍桉惊奇．卷二》：「徽州府休宁县荪田乡姚氏有一女，名唤滴珠。年方十六，生得如花似玉，美冠一方。」也作「如花似月」、「似玉如花」。

重編國語辭典

Entry Composition

1 如花 rúhuā flowery
=2 似 sì
  1. to seem
  2. to appear
  3. to resemble
  4. similar
  5. -like
  6. pseudo-
  7. (more) than
=2 似 sì old variant of 似 sì
3 玉 yù jade

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