devastatingly beautiful; stunningly beautiful
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(of a woman) extremely beautiful; stunningly beautiful; so beautiful as to overthrow cities and countries
literaryLiterary idiom originating from the Book of Han (汉书). Originally described a beauty so stunning that one glance could overturn a city and two glances could overturn a country. Now used to describe extraordinary female beauty.
Tā她
zhǎng长
de得
qīng倾
chéng城
qīng倾
guó国
，
shì是
chū出
le了
míng名
de的
měi美
nǚ女
。
She is devastatingly beautiful and is famous for her looks.
Zhè这
wèi位
nǚ女
yǎn演
yuán员
yǒu有
zhe着
qīng倾
chéng城
qīng倾
guó国
de的
měi美
mào貌
。
This actress possesses stunningly beautiful looks.
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Gǔ古
dài代
sì四
dà大
měi美
nǚ女
gè个
gè个
dōu都
yǒu有
qīng倾
chéng城
qīng倾
guó国
zhī之
zī姿
。
Each of the four great beauties of ancient times had the bearing to overthrow cities and countries.