倾国倾城 — Chinese idiom
倾国倾城
qīng guó qīng chéng
Traditional: 傾國傾城
Meaning
- lit. capable of causing the downfall of a city or state
- fig. (of a woman) devastatingly beautiful
- also written 倾城倾国 (qīng chéng qīng guó)
Character by character
- 倾qīngto upset, to pour out, to overflow
- 国guócountry, nation, state; national
- 倾qīngto upset, to pour out, to overflow
- 城chéngcastle, city, town; municipality
Idioms sharing a character
- 倾囊相授 qīng náng xiāng shòu
- 倾家荡产 qīng jiā dàng chǎn
- 倾巢来犯 qīng cháo lái fàn
- 倾巢而出 qīng cháo ér chū
- 倾心吐胆 qīng xīn tǔ dǎn
- 倾盆大雨 qīng pén dà yǔ
- 倾箱倒箧 qīng xiāng dào qiè
- 大厦将倾 dà shà jiāng qīng
- 亡国灭种 wáng guó miè zhǒng
- 以身报国 yǐ shēn bào guó
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