傾國傾城 qīng guó qīng chéng

fig. (of a woman) devastatingly beautiful

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

  1. 1. fig. (of a woman) devastatingly beautiful
  2. 2. lit. capable of causing the downfall of a city or state (idiom)
  3. 3. also written 傾城傾國qīng chéng qīng guó

Characters

Character Meaning
傾 qīng
to lean; to incline; to tend
國 guó
country; nation; state
傾 qīng
to lean; to incline; to tend
城 chéng HSK 3
city; city walls; town