倾国倾城
qīng​guó​qīng​chéng

ravishingly beautiful

  • created reference approved 倾国倾城/傾國傾城 → 倾城倾国/傾城傾國 (variant) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    倾国倾城 / 傾國傾城 qīng​guó​qīng​chéng

    倾城倾国 / 傾城傾國 qīng​chéng​qīng​guó

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  • created sense approved 倾国倾城/傾國傾城 · qīng​guó​qīng​chéng · ravishingly beautiful — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    倾国倾城 / 傾國傾城

    qīng​guó​qīng​chéng

    ravishingly beautiful

    (of a woman) devastatingly beautiful; lit. capable of causing the downfall of a city or state. Originally from a poem in the Book of Han, this idiom describes a woman whose beauty is so great that it could cause the collapse of a kingdom. Also written as [[倾城倾国|傾城傾國|qing1 cheng2 qing1 guo2]].

    倾国 (literal) → 倾国/傾國 · qīng​guó · stunningly beautiful woman 倾城 (literal) → 倾城/傾城 · qīng​chéng · gorgeous

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