📖 Meaning
Describes a person whose bearing and manner are elegant, refined, and gracefully unrestrained. It conveys an image of someone who carries themselves with natural poise and cultured charm, moving with an effortless, almost dancing lightness.
📜 Origin Story
This idiom appears in the Qing dynasty novel 'Nine-Tailed Turtle' (《九尾龟》) by Zhang Chunfan, in its fourth chapter, where the protagonist Qiu Gu is described as spirited and elegantly poised while riding in a carriage. The phrase is a variant of the more common '风度翩翩', using '丰' (abundant) in place of '风' (style) to emphasize the fullness and richness of one's bearing. It was later used in Li Baojia's 'A Brief History of Civilization' (《文明小史》) to depict a character admiring his own refined appearance in a mirror.
💡 Example Usage
他丰度翩翩地走进会场，众人纷纷侧目。
He walked into the hall with graceful bearing, drawing everyone's attention.
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🔤 Quick Facts
- Chinese: 丰度翩翩
- Pinyin: fēng dù piān piān
- Literal Translation: abundant bearing, graceful, light, elegant
- Category: Quality
- Characters: 4