傾城

See also: 倾城

Chinese

		to overturn; to collapse; to lean to overturn; to collapse; to lean; to tend; to incline; to pour out	city walls; city; town
trad. (傾城)		傾	城
simp. (倾城)		倾	城

Etymology

For the figurative senses, see 傾國傾城／倾国倾城 (qīngguóqīngchéng).

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): qīngchéng

  (Zhuyin): ㄑㄧㄥ ㄔㄥˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): king¹ sing⁴

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)
    • Hanyu Pinyin: qīngchéng
    • Zhuyin: ㄑㄧㄥ ㄔㄥˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: cingchéng
    • Wade–Giles: chʻing¹-chʻêng²
    • Yale: chīng-chéng
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chingcherng
    • Palladius: цинчэн (cinčɛn)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕʰiŋ⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰɤŋ³⁵/
    • Homophones:

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• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: king¹ sing⁴
    • Yale: kīng sìhng
    • Cantonese Pinyin: king¹ sing⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: king¹ xing⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʰɪŋ⁵⁵ sɪŋ²¹/

Verb

傾城

1. (literary) to make a city or state collapse

Derived terms

• 一顧傾城 / 一顾倾城
• 傾國傾城 / 倾国倾城 (qīngguóqīngchéng)
• 傾城傾國 / 倾城倾国 (qīngchéngqīngguó)
• 哲夫成城，哲婦傾城 / 哲夫成城，哲妇倾城

 

Adjective

傾城

1. (literary, figurative, of a woman) drop-dead gorgeous; extremely beautiful (and having the potential of bringing about the downfall of an empire)

Noun

傾城

1. (literary, figurative) drop-dead gorgeous woman; beauty who could drive a man to distraction (and bring about the downfall of an empire)
2. (literary) the entire city; all over the place

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (傾城):

• → Japanese: 傾城(けいせい) (keisei)
• → Korean: 경성(傾城) (gyeongseong)
• → Vietnamese: khuynh thành (傾城)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
傾	城
けい Grade: S	せい Grade: 4
kan'on

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle Chinese 傾城.

Noun

傾(けい)城(せい) • (keisei) 

1. (idiomatic) a very beautiful woman (Compare the English term femme fatale.)

   傾城(けいせい)の美人(びじん)

   keisei no bijin

   a castle-toppling beauty

2. (idiomatic) courtesan

Synonyms

• (beautiful woman): 傾城傾国(けいせいけいこく) (keiseikeikoku)

References

• Kōjien, 5th edition, Iwanami Shoten Publishing, Tōkyō.