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美轮美奂

měi lún měi huàndictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
(idiom) (of houses, scenery etc) magnificent
Sources & editorial notes

Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

Source record: cd-42a758b74097f2fd. Source SHA-256: bbc4b27f26bee1a262f4d7939667a040c7857c7fc0200a2fa7a86d3352a09eae.

Original source entry:

美輪美奐 美轮美奂 [mei3 lun2 mei3 huan4] /(idiom) (of houses, scenery etc) magnificent/

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Other forms in these source records: 美輪美奐

  • 美
    měi

    beautiful / very satisfactory / good / to beautify / to be pleased with oneself

    Měi

    (bound form) the Americas (abbr. for 美洲[Měi zhōu]) / (bound form) USA (abbr. for 美國|美国[Měi guó])

  • 轮
    lún

    wheel / disk / ring / steamship / to take turns / to rotate / classifier for big round objects: disk, or recurring events: round, turn

  • 美
    měi

    beautiful / very satisfactory / good / to beautify / to be pleased with oneself

    Měi

    (bound form) the Americas (abbr. for 美洲[Měi zhōu]) / (bound form) USA (abbr. for 美國|美国[Měi guó])

  • 奂
    huàn

    excellent

    Huàn

    surname Huan

Reference definitions from CC-CEDICT.