立てば芍薬座れば牡丹歩く姿は百合の花

Japanese
Kanji in this term
立 芍 薬 座 牡 丹 歩 姿 百 合 花
た
Grade: 1		 しゃく
Hyōgaiji		 やく
Grade: 3		 すわ
Grade: 6		 ぼ
Jinmeiyō		 たん
Grade: S		 ある
Grade: 2		 すがた
Grade: 6		 ゆり はな
Grade: 1
Grade: 1 Grade: 2
kun’yomi kan’on kun’yomi kan’yōon on’yomi kun’yomi jukujikun kun’yomi
Alternative spelling
立てば芍藥座れば牡丹步く姿は百合の花 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

Literally “standing like Chinese peony, sitting like a Chinese tree peony, and walking like a lily”.

Idiom

立(た)てば芍(しゃく)薬(やく)座(すわ)れば牡(ぼ)丹(たん)歩(ある)く姿(すがた)は百合(ゆり)の花(はな) • (tateba shakuyaku suwareba botan aruku sugata wa yuri no hana) 

  1. very beautiful, said of a woman
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