- 情人眼里出西施 qíngrényǎnlǐchūxīshī beauty is in the eye of the beholder(idiom) Lit. in the eyes of a lover appears [[西施|西施|xi1 shi1]]; used to say that if you love someone you will find them beautiful regardless of their actual appearance
- 赛西施 sàixīshī to rival Xishi in beautyTo be so beautiful that one rivals the legendary ancient beauty [[西施|西施|xi1 shi1]]; used to describe a woman of extraordinary beauty
- 西施捧心 xīshīpěngxīn to be beautiful even when sufferingthe legendary beauty Xi Shi clutching her chest in pain; to look beautiful despite being ill or in distress
- 病西施 bìngxīshī sickly beautyA beautiful but frail or sickly woman; refers to the legendary beauty [[西施|西施|xi1 shi1]] who was said to look even more beautiful when she was ill.
- 情人眼里有西施 qíngrényǎnlǐyǒuxīshī beauty is in the eye of the beholderto a lover, the beloved is as beautiful as the legendary beauty [[西施|西施|xi1 shi1]]; idiom meaning beauty is subjective
- 槟榔西施 bīnglángxīshī betel nut beauty(Taiwan) an attractive, skimpily-dressed young woman who sells betel nuts from a roadside glass booth
- 西施犬 xīshīquǎn Shih Tzuthe Shih Tzu dog breed
- 西施舌 xīshīshé surf clam(bound form) a species of small edible saltwater clam with a fleshy part resembling a tongue
- 唐突西施 tángtūxīshī to offend the most beautiful girl(literary) to offend the most beautiful girl; used to describe a comparison that is improper or an insult to excellence by comparing it to something inferior; derived from an old saying about offending [[西施|西施|xi1 shi1]]