西施
sai1 si1Xī shī
English
- Xishi (c. 450 BC), famous Chinese beauty, foremost of the four legendary beauties 四大美女[si4 da4 mei3 nu:3], given by King Gou Jian 勾踐|勾践[Gou1 Jian4] of Yue as concubine to King of Wu as part of a successful plan to destroy Wu
- Shih Tzu
- Hsi Shih; Xishi (a beauty in Spring-Autumn Period in ancient China)
粵語 — Cantonese
- 西施狗,一種長毛狗
- 春秋時代越國美女,獲譽為中國古代四大美人;亦成為絕色美女嘅代稱
Examples
情人眼裡出西施。
Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.
Tatoeba · tsayng CC BY
情人眼裏出西施
beauty lies in the lover's eyes
Sources: cc-cedict, rime-cantonese, words.hk