Fight for beauty
Doumei kuali, a Chinese idiom, Pinyin is d ò um ě iku ā L ì, which means to compete for beauty in order to win. It comes from Meng Liang Lu · folk custom by Wu Zimu of Song Dynasty.
The origin of Idioms
In Meng Liang Lu, folk custom, written by Wu Zimu of the Song Dynasty, it is said that "there are first-class students in their later years, who do not conform to the old rules, who wrap up the hall towel and wear different clothes, who are divided into three or five groups, and who fight for beauty and boast of beauty, which is very annoying."
Idiom usage
Used as a predicate or attributive
Analysis of Idioms
Fighting for beauty
Fight for beauty
make excuses and put obstacles in the way - tuī sān zǔ sì
the man who rather trusted his measurements than placing any confidence in his own feet when buying shoes - zhèng rén shí lǚ
one 's mind concealed more knowledge than could have been contained in five cartloads of books - xué fù wǔ chē
feign madness and act like an idiot - zhuāng lóng mài shǎ