qīng​chéng

gorgeous

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

    倾城 / 傾城 qīng​chéng

    倾国倾城 / 傾國傾城 qīng​guó​qīng​chéng

    synonym

    Changed: source (simp), source (trad), source pinyin, target (simp), target (trad), target pinyin, type

    created reference

  • created sense approved 倾城/傾城 · qīng​chéng · gorgeous — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    倾城 / 傾城

    qīng​chéng

    gorgeous

    extremely beautiful, to the extent of enrapturing or captivating an entire city; can also be used as a noun referring to a beautiful woman

    倾 (literal) → 倾/傾 · qīng · to admire 城 (literal) → 城 · chéng · city

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    created sense

  • created sense approved 倾城/傾城 · qīng​chéng · the whole city — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    倾城 / 傾城

    qīng​chéng

    the whole city

    the entire town or all the people in the city, often used to describe everyone coming out for an event or celebration

    倾 (literal) → 倾/傾 · qīng · completely 城 (literal) → 城 · chéng · city

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  • created sense approved 倾城/傾城 · qīng​chéng · to ruin the state — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    倾城 / 傾城

    qīng​chéng

    to ruin the state

    (literary) to subvert or cause the downfall of a state; (of a woman) to cause the ruin of a kingdom through her beauty

    倾 (literal) → 倾/傾 · qīng · to collapse 城 (literal) → 城 · chéng · city

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