倾国倾城
倾国倾城
qīng guó qīng chéng
lit. capable of causing the downfall of a city or state (idiom); fig. (of a woman) devastatingly beautiful; also written 傾城傾國|倾城倾国[qing1 cheng2 qing1 guo2]
idiom
Traditional: 傾國傾城
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- (idiom) lit. capable of causing the downfall of a city or state (idiom)
- fig. (of a woman) devastatingly beautiful
- also written 傾城傾國|倾城倾国[qing1 cheng2 qing1 guo2]
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Related Words
倾城倾国(qīng chéng qīng guó)— lit. capable of causing the downfall of a city or state (idiom)
→二十年目睹之怪现状(Èr shí Nián Mù dǔ zhī Guài Xiàn zhuàng)— The Strange State of the World Witnessed Over 20 Years, novel by late Qing novelist Wu Jianren 吳趼人|吴趼人[Wu2 Jian3 ren2]
→古文观止(Gǔ wén Guān zhǐ)— Guwen Guanzhi, an anthology of essays written in Literary Chinese, compiled and edited by Wu Chucai and Wu Diaohou of Qing dynasty
→中南海(Zhōng nán hǎi)— Zhongnanhai, palace adjacent to the Forbidden City, now the central headquarters of the Communist Party and the State Council
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