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Xiangxiaoyuyun, a Chinese idiom, is pronounced Xi ā ngxi ā oy ù y ǔ n, which means to fall like a jade and wither like a flower. It refers to the death of a young woman. It comes from Fengshen romance.

Analysis of Idioms

[synonym] one life to heaven, one life to cry [antonym] health and longevity

Idiom usage

The corpse has been salvaged downstream, though it is still pretty. Xu Chi's Peony

The origin of Idioms

Chapter 30 of the romance of the gods by Xu Zhonglin of the Ming Dynasty: "the fragrance is gone, the jade is broken, the beauty is gone, the body is broken, and the clothes are stained with blood!"