香消玉碎

xiāngxiāoyùsuì
see 香消玉殒 xiāngxiāoyùyǔn

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比喻女子死亡。《群音类选．官腔类．卷七．犀珮记．贞节自持》：「想虞姬忠贞可羡，又何愁香消玉碎别人间。」《封神演义．第三○回》：「可怜：香消玉碎佳人绝，粉骨残躯血染衣！」也作「香销玉沉」。

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Entry Composition

1 香 xiāng
  1. fragrant
  2. sweet smelling
  3. aromatic
  4. savory or appetizing
  5. (to eat) with relish
  6. (of sleep) sound
  7. perfume or spice
  8. joss or incense stick

classifier: 根
2 消 xiāo
  1. to diminish; to subside
  2. to consume; to reduce
  3. to idle away (the time)
  4. (after 不 bù or 只 zhǐ or 何 hé etc) to need; to require; to take
3 玉碎 yùsuì
  1. (figurative) to die for moral principles, one's ideals or justice
  2. to die for moral principles, one's ideals or justice

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