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香消玉殞 (hoeng1 siu1 juk6 wan5) — (of a woman) decease; die in Cantonese

hoengˉ¹香siuˉ¹消jukˍ₆玉wanˏ₅殞
简 香消玉殒
Mandarin Pinyin: xiao1 xiao1 yu4 yun3

Meaning of 香消玉殞

noun(of a woman) decease; die
nounthe death of a pretty woman

Characters in 香消玉殞

香hoeng1
incense; spice; balm
消siu1
disperse; eliminate; remove; alleviate; allay; extinguish; quench
玉juk6
jade; precious stone; gem
殞wan5
to perish; to die; to vanish; to fall

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