刀下美人

    dāoxià měirén

    Meaning: This Chinese term derives from the title of a 1929 Chinese movie "The Beauty Under the Blade." Now it refers to "man-made" beauties who have undergone plastic surgery to gain their present looks.

    Example

    A: 小马的女朋友你见过吗？

    Xiǎomǎ de nǚpéngyǒu nǐ jiàn guò ma?

    Have you met xiaoma's girlfriend?

    B: 见过，挺漂亮的，大眼睛，高鼻梁，尖下颌。

    Jiàn guò, tǐng piàoliang de, dà yǎnjīng, gāo bíliáng, jiān xiàhé。

    Yes, I have. She's pretty, with big eyes, a high-bridged nose and small chin.

    A: 我总觉得她像是个刀下美人。

    Wǒ zǒng juédé tā xiàng shì gè dāoxià měirén。

    I feel like that she's undergone plastic surgery.