expression, noun
perfectly white skin; skin as white as snow
Poetic expression describing a woman's beautiful, flawlessly white skin. Often used in literary or romantic contexts.
See also: 雪肌 (ゆきはだ)
彼女の雪の肌は、まるで陶器のように滑らかだった。
Her snow-white skin was as smooth as porcelain.
雪の肌を持つ女性は、昔から美の象徴とされてきた。
Women with skin as white as snow have long been considered symbols of beauty.
雪肌 (ゆきはだ) is a shorter, more direct noun meaning 'snow-white skin,' while 雪の肌 is a fuller, more lyrical phrase.
Compound of 雪 (yuki, 'snow') + の (no, possessive particle) + 肌 (hadae, 'skin'). The reading はだえ is a slightly archaic or poetic variant of はだ.