倾城
qīng​chéng

city-wide

倾城 (傾城) qīng​chéng
city-wide verb
coming from all over the city or involving the entire population

为了庆祝胜利，人们倾城而出来到街上。

wèi​le qìng​zhù shèng​lì, rén​men qīng​chéng ér chū​lái dào jiē​shang.

To celebrate the victory, the whole city poured out onto the streets.

gorgeous verb
exceedingly beautiful, typically used to describe a woman's appearance

她那倾城之貌吸引了众人的目光。

tā nà qīng​chéng zhī mào xī​yǐn le zhòng​rén de mù​guāng.

Her stunning beauty attracted everyone's attention.

topple verb
to ruin, subvert, or cause the downfall of a state or city

这种祸乱足以导致倾城覆国的后果。

zhè zhǒng huò​luàn zú​yǐ dǎo​zhì qīng​chéng fù guó de hòu​guǒ.

This kind of chaos is enough to lead to the downfall of cities and nations.

Frequency
Written text
3.94 per million

Sources
Definitions
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Frequency data
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