出水芙蓉

chū shuǐ fú róng

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

出

chū

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

水

shuǐ

water

芙

fú

used in 芙蓉[fu2 rong2], lotus

蓉

róng

short name for Chengdu 成都[Cheng2 du1]