西子捧心 xī zǐ pěng xīn

DEFINITIONS

  1. lit. Xishi clasps at her heart (idiom)
  2. fig. a woman's lovely looks, despite the pangs of illness

CHARACTERS

西 xī
HSK 1
west(ern); westward, occident
子 zǐ
HSK 1
offspring, child; fruit, seed of; 1st terrestrial branch
捧 pěng
HSK 6
hold up in two hands
心 xīn
HSK 3
heart; mind, intelligence; soul