秀色可餐

xiùsèkěcān
  1. a feast for the eyes (idiom)
  2. (of women) gorgeous
  3. graceful
  4. (of scenery) beautiful

CEDICT

  1. (of a woman) extremely attractive; breathtakingly beautiful
  2. extremely attractive; breathtakingly beautiful

Wiktionary

語本晉．陸機〈日出東南隅行〉：「鮮膚一何潤，秀色若可餐。」形容女子的姿色非常秀美。《鏡花緣．第六六回》：「古人云：『秀色可餐。』觀之真可忘飢。」亦用以形容風景之美。宋．王明清《揮麈後錄．卷二．引李質艮岳賦》：「森峨峨之太華，若秀色之可餐。」

重編國語辭典

Entry Composition

1 秀色 xiùsè
  1. (grotesque) cannibalism
  2. beautiful scenery
  3. beauty; beautiful facial features
  4. cannibalism
2 可 kě
  1. (prefix) can; may; able to; -able
  2. to approve; to permit
  3. to suit
  4. (particle used for emphasis) certainly; very
  5. but; however
3 餐 cān
  1. meal
  2. to eat
  3. classifier for meals

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