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Chinese
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to overturn; to collapse; to lean to overturn; to collapse; to lean; to tend; to incline; to pour out |
country; state; nation
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| trad. (傾國)
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傾
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國
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| simp. (倾国)
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倾
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国
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Etymology
For the figurative senses, see 傾國傾城／倾国倾城 (qīngguóqīngchéng).
Pronunciation
Verb
傾國
- (literary) to make a nation collapse; (of a nation) to be destroyed; to collapse
Derived terms
Adjective
傾國
- (literary, figurative, of a woman) drop-dead gorgeous; extremely beautiful (and having the potential of bringing about the downfall of an empire)
Noun
傾國
- (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 country
Descendants