i-adjective
so beautiful it puts flowers to shame
Literary and somewhat poetic expression for breathtaking beauty, often used to describe a woman's appearance. Not an everyday word; more common in written or elevated contexts.
彼女の花恥ずかしい美しさに、誰もが目を奪われた。
Everyone was captivated by her beauty, which put flowers to shame.
Standard kanji spelling.
Mixed kana spelling, also used.
Compound of 花 (flower) and 恥ずかしい (embarrassed, ashamed), literally 'flower-embarrassing'. The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the phrase is conventionally used to describe beauty so great that even flowers would feel ashamed.