倾国倾城

Traditional form:

傾國傾城

Pinyin (reading):

qīngguóqīngchéng

Definitions:

• lit. capable of causing the downfall of a city or state (idiom)
• fig. (of a woman) devastatingly beautiful
• also written 傾城傾國／倾城倾国 (qīngchéngqīngguó)

Characters:

• 倾 - to upset, to pour out, to overflow
• 国 - country, nation, state; national
• 倾 - to upset, to pour out, to overflow
• 城 - castle, city, town; municipality

Traditional characters:

• 傾 - to upset, to pour out, to overflow
• 國 - country, nation, state; national
• 傾 - to upset, to pour out, to overflow
• 城 - castle, city, town; municipality