胭脂泪美人愁
[yān zhī lèi mĕi rén chóu]
"Beauty’s Rouge Tears, A Fair Lady Grieves" evokes imagery from classical Chinese literature where a woman paints her face with cosmetics (rouge) yet ends up in tears, expressing beauty intertwined with sorrow. Often it suggests the sadness of unreciprocated love or the fading allure.