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): ㄑㄧㄥㄔㄥˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): king¹ sing⁴

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)
  - Hanyu Pinyin: qīngchéng
  - Zhuyin: ㄑㄧㄥㄔㄥˊ
  - 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

(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

(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

(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 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)

(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
(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.