Beauty and the beast

Meaning: Opposites can coexist or attract.

Origin: From the 1740 French fairy tale by Gabrielle-Suzanne Barbot de Villeneuve.

Translations

• French: La belle et la bête (literally: The beautiful and the beast)
• Spanish: La bella y la bestia (literally: The beauty and the beast)
• Japanese: 美女と野獣 (Bijo to yajū) (literally: Beautiful woman and wild beast)

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