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兰摧玉折
lán cuī yù zhé
What 兰摧玉折 means
- premature death of a budding talent
- 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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