驚鴻

惊鸿
jīnghóng
  1. graceful (esp. of female posture)
  2. lithe

CEDICT

  1. (archaic) a beautiful and graceful woman
  2. (archaic) a wild goose that is flying away after having been startled (a metaphor for a graceful and elegant woman)
  3. (archaic) an elegant and graceful dancer
  4. a beautiful and graceful woman
  5. a wild goose that is flying away after having been startled (a metaphor for a graceful and elegant woman)
  6. an elegant and graceful dancer

Wiktionary

因受驚而輕捷飛起的鴻鳥。《文選．曹植．洛神賦》：「翩若驚鴻，婉若遊龍。」後用以比喻女子的體態輕盈。宋．陸游〈沈園〉詩二首之一：「傷心橋下春波綠，曾是驚鴻照影來。」清．龔自珍〈卜算子．江上有高樓〉詞：「樓外文波曲曲通，不駐驚鴻影。」

重編國語辭典

Entry Composition

1 驚 jīng
  1. to startle
  2. to be frightened
  3. to be scared
  4. alarm
2 鴻 hóng
  1. eastern bean goose
  2. great
  3. large

Related entries

便嬛 piánxuān (old) graceful
優美 yōuměi
  1. graceful
  2. fine
  3. elegant
这个地方以风景优美闻名。

This place is famous for its scenic beauty.

Source: Tatoeba

娉 pīng graceful
婀 ē
  1. graceful
  2. willowy
  3. unstable
婀娜 ēnuó
  1. (of a woman's bearing) graceful
  2. elegant
  3. lithe
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