出水芙蓉 chū shuǐ fú róng 🔊 as a lotus flower breaking the surface… + Keep this word Meanings chū shuǐ fú róng as a lotus flower breaking the surface (idiom); surpassingly beautiful (of young lady's face or old gentleman's calligraphy) Its characters 出chūto go out; to come outHSK 2水shuǐwaterHSK 1芙fúused in 芙蓉[fu2 rong2], lotus蓉róngpaste made by mashing beans or seeds etc