西子捧心 xīzǐpěngxīn to be beautiful even when suffering Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents 西子 xīzǐ Xi Shi Another name for 西施 xīshī, a legendary beauty during the Spring and Autumn period.捧心 pěngxīn to clutch one's chest To hold both hands over the chest; often used in literary contexts referring to the famous beauty 西施 xīshī who suffered from heart pain.
