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兰摧玉折

lán cuī yù zhé

4-character word Traditional 蘭摧玉折

What 兰摧玉折 means

1. premature death of a budding talent
2. those whom the Gods love die young

The characters in 兰摧玉折

• 兰lánorchid (兰花 Cymbidium goeringii); fragrant thoroughwort (兰草 Eupatorium fortunei)…
• 摧cuīto break; to destroy; to devastate
• 玉yùjade
• 折zhéto break; to fracture; to snap

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