出水芙蓉

as a lotus flower breaking the surface (idiom); surpassingly beautiful (of young lady's face or old gentleman's calligraphy)

to go out / to come out / to occur / to produce / to go beyond / to rise / to put forth / to happen / (used after a verb to indicate an outward direction or a positive result) / classifier for dramas, plays, operas etc

variant of 出[chu1] (classifier for plays or chapters of classical novels)

to discharge water / to appear out of the water / to break the surface

surname Shui

water / river / liquid / beverage / additional charges or income / (of clothes) classifier for number of washes

used in 芙蓉[fu2 rong2], lotus

Furong district of Changsha city 長沙市|长沙市[Chang2 sha1 shi4], Hunan / Seremban, capital of Sembilan state 森美蘭|森美兰[Sen1 mei3 lan2], Malaysia

hibiscus / cotton rose (Hibiscus mutabilis) / lotus / foo yung (Chinese dish similar to an omelet)

short name for Chengdu 成都[Cheng2 du1]

paste made by mashing beans or seeds etc / used in 芙蓉[fu2 rong2], lotus