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傾國傾城 (king1 gwok3 king1 sing4) — the face that launched a thousand ships; devastatingly gorgeous; exceedingly beautiful in Cantonese

kingˉ¹傾gwok˗₃國kingˉ¹傾singˎ₄城
简 倾国倾城
Mandarin Pinyin: qing1 guo2 qing1 cheng2

Meaning of 傾國傾城

nounthe face that launched a thousand ships; devastatingly gorgeous; exceedingly beautiful
nounbeautiful enough to cause a city or state to collapse

Characters in 傾國傾城

傾king1
exhaust; do all one can; use every exertion
國gwok3
national; governmental
城sing4
(city) wall; castle

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