绝代佳人

絕代佳人
juédài-jiārén
idiom

Meanings

  1. 1 a beauty unmatched in her generation
  2. 2 woman of peerless elegance
  3. 3 the most beautiful woman of the age

Examples

HSK 3
Chuánshuō Yáng Guìfēi shì juédài-jiārén.
Legend has it that Yang Guifei was a beauty unmatched in her generation.
HSK 7-9
Zhèbù diànyǐng de nǚzhǔjué bèi yùwéi juédài-jiārén.
The film's leading lady is hailed as a beauty without equal.

Tips

history
From a Han-dynasty song by the musician Li Yannian, quoted in 《汉书·外戚传》: 北方有佳人绝世而独立 - 'In the north there is a beauty, peerless and standing alone.' He was singing about his own sister, who became Emperor Wu of Han's beloved consort Lady Li.
usage
Always describes a woman, almost always in a literary or admiring tone. The modern equivalent in casual speech is just 大美女.

Stroke Order

jué
dài
jiā
rén