婀娜多姿

ēnuó-duōzī

idiom #55,688

Meanings

HSK 7-9

舞者婀娜多姿，观众看得入迷。

Wǔzhě ēnuó-duōzī, guānzhòng kàn de rùmí.

The dancer was so graceful the audience was transfixed.

HSK 7-9

湖边的柳树婀娜多姿。

Húbiān de liǔshù ēnuó-duōzī.

The willows by the lake swayed gracefully.

history

The phrase 婀娜 appears in the Han yuefu poem 《孔雀东南飞》; used to describe supple, swaying beauty.

usage

Note that 娜 is read nuó here, not nà. Used for women, dancers, or supple plants (willows, bamboo).

婀 ē

娜 nà

多 duō

姿 zī