倾城倾国 in English qing1 cheng2 qing1 guo2 Meaning

Meanings

  • literally (word for word) capable of causing the downfall of a city or state (idiomatic expression)
  • metaphorically (of a woman) devastatingly beautiful

Simplified Characters

倾 城 倾 国

Traditional Characters

傾 城 傾 國

Pinyin

qing1 cheng2 qing1 guo2

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

倾qing1to overturn 城cheng2city walls 倾qing1to overturn 国guo2surname Guo