How to Say ‘If beauty were a crime’ in Traditional Chinese
如果美麗是罪
💬 Usage Tip: The phrase [美麗是罪] (měi lì shì zuì) compares beauty to something criminal, humorously.
🇹🇼 In Taiwan: Comparing beauty to crime has a playful tone and implies captivating charm.
Word-by-Word Breakdown
如果
[rú guǒ]
if
Used to introduce a hypothetical situation or condition.
如果天氣好的話，我們會去旅行。
If the weather is good, we will travel.
美麗
[měi lì]
beautiful
Having qualities that delight the senses.
她的笑容很美麗。
Her smile is beautiful.
是
[shì]
is
Present tense form of 'to be', used to describe identity or state.
這是我的房子。
This is my house.
罪
[zuì]
crime
An illegal act regarded as punishable by a state or authority.
他被指控犯了罪。
He was charged with committing a crime.
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