病西施

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Chinese

ailment; illness; disease
ailment; illness; disease; fall ill; sick; defect
 
Xi Shi; beautiful woman
trad. (病西施) 西施
simp. #(病西施) 西施
Literally: “sick Xi Shi”.

Etymology

From a folk tradition that the beauty Xi Shi appeared even more beautiful when sick.

Pronunciation


Noun

病西施

  1. a beautiful sick person