自古红颜活不久 An ancient saying in China : Beautiful women rarely live

Relation Nicknames

如花美眷似水流年 [rú huā mĕi juàn sì shuĭ liú nián]
Beauty as fair as flowers time fleeting as flowing water Derived from a traditional Chinese opera ...
红消香断有谁怜 [hóng xiāo xiāng duàn yŏu shéi lián]
The phrase comes from the line in classical Chinese poetry that refers to When flowers fade and fragrance ...
红消香断 [hóng xiāo xiāng duàn]
Originates from classical Chinese literature usually means beauty fades away or life comes to a ...
最是人间留不住朱颜辞镜花辞树 [zuì shì rén jiān liú bù zhù zhū yán cí jìng huā cí shù]
This poetic expression originates from traditional Chinese poetry translating approximately ...
红颜命 [hóng yán mìng]
Beautiful but fated for misfortune is a traditional saying reflecting women whose good looks bring ...
红颜薄命Hongya [hóng yán bó mìng hongya]
An allusion to A beauty shortlived In Chinese culture it is a saying for exceptionally beautiful ...
江山如画怎奈伊人香消魂断 [jiāng shān rú huà zĕn nài yī rén xiāng xiāo hún duàn]
Beautiful as the 江山 Jiangshan landscape can be How can it resist the beauty fading and soul breaking ...
红颜命薄 [hóng yán mìng bó]
A classical reference meaning beautiful woman ’ s life is often shortlived or tough highlighting ...
谁说红颜薄命 [shéi shuō hóng yán bó mìng]
Who says beauty lives life thin A phrase against the belief that beautiful women often lead a tragic ...