xī​shī

Xi Shi

西施 xī​shī
Xi Shi
A famous beauty of the Yue state during the Spring and Autumn period who was sent by King Goujian to the King of Wu
fallen flowers
(literary) A metaphor for fallen flowers, often used in classical poetry.
extraordinary beauty
A general term or metaphor for a woman of supreme beauty, as in the idiom 情人眼里出西施 qíng​rén​yǎn​lǐ​chū​xī​shī

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