another name for Xi Shi; great beauty
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Meanings
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another name for Xi Shi (one of the Four Great Beauties of ancient China); a great beauty
literaryA literary and poetic appellation for Xi Shi, often used in allusions to describe extraordinary beauty or to refer to the West Lake (Xizi Lake).
Yù欲
bǎ把
Xī西
hú湖
bǐ比
Xī西
zǐ子
，
dàn淡
zhuāng妆
nóng浓
mǒ抹
zǒng总
xiāng相
yí宜
。
If I were to compare the West Lake to Xi Shi, she would look beautiful whether wearing light or heavy makeup.
Xī西
zǐ子
pěng捧
xīn心
，
suī虽
bìng病
ér而
měi美
。
When Xi Shi held her chest in pain, she was beautiful even in illness.
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Rén人
chēng称
Xī西
zǐ子
hú湖
pàn畔
，
fēng风
jǐng景
rú如
huà画
。
People say that by the banks of Xizi Lake, the scenery is like a painting.