傾城
See also: 倾城
Chinese edit
to overturn; to collapse; to lean to overturn; to collapse; to lean; to tend; to incline; to pour out |
city walls; city; town | ||
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trad. (傾城) | 傾 | 城 | |
simp. (倾城) | 倾 | 城 |
Etymology edit
For the figurative senses, see 傾國傾城/倾国倾城 (qīngguóqīngchéng).
Pronunciation edit
Verb edit
傾城
Derived terms edit
Adjective edit
傾城
- (literary, figurative, of a woman) drop-dead gorgeous; extremely beautiful (and having the potential of bringing about the downfall of an empire)
Noun edit
傾城
- (literary, figurative) drop-dead gorgeous woman; beauty who could drive a man to distraction (and bring about the downfall of an empire)
- (literary) the entire city; all over the place
Descendants edit
Sino-Xenic (傾城):
- → Japanese: 傾城 (keisei)
- → Korean: 경성(傾城) (gyeongseong)
- → Vietnamese: khuynh thành (傾城)
Japanese edit
Kanji in this term | |
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傾 | 城 |
けい Grade: S |
せい Grade: 4 |
kan’on |
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Middle Chinese 傾城.
Noun edit
- (idiomatic) a very beautiful woman (Compare the English term femme fatale.)
- 傾城の美人
- keisei no bijin
- a castle-toppling beauty
- 傾城の美人
- (idiomatic) courtesan
Synonyms edit
- (beautiful woman): 傾城傾国 (keiseikeikoku)
References edit
- Kōjien, 5th edition, Iwanami Shoten Publishing, Tōkyō.