傾國

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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
trad. (傾國)
simp. (倾国)

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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Verb

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傾國

  1. (literary) to make a nation collapse; (of a nation) to be destroyed; to collapse

Derived terms

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Adjective

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傾國

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

Noun

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傾國

  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 country

Descendants

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Sino-Xenic (傾國):
  • Japanese: 傾国(けいこく) (keikoku)
  • Korean: 경국(傾國) (gyeongguk)