distinguished air of elegance and coquetry
It is a Chinese idiom, Pinyin y í t à IW à nqi à n, which describes beauty in appearance and posture. It comes from Zhang Heng's Fu with the same voice.
The origin of Idioms
Zhang Heng, Han Dynasty, wrote in his "Tongsheng Fu" that "a plain girl is my teacher, and she has a good manner."
Analysis of Idioms
[synonym] graceful and charming; antonym] disgusting and unattractive
Idiom usage
Subject predicate type; as predicate, attribute; mostly used for women or things. I've seen the bright moon and the setting sun on the lake, the thick shade and the light rain on the lake. It's really beautiful. Bing Xin's "to young readers · communication 7"
distinguished air of elegance and coquetry
a promotion not according to precedence - bù cì zhī wèi
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Birds in terror and mice in flight - niǎo hài shǔ cuàn
a dog trying to catch mice -- too meddlesome - gǒu zhuī hào zǐ
equally difficult to go on or retreat - jìn tuì shī jù