傾國

Chinese

		to overturn; to collapse; to lean to overturn; to collapse; to lean; to tend; to incline; to pour out	country; state; nation
trad. (傾國)		傾	國
simp. (倾国)		倾	国

Etymology

For the figurative senses, see 傾國傾城／倾国倾城 (qīngguóqīngchéng).

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): qīngguó

(Zhuyin): ㄑㄧㄥㄍㄨㄛˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): king¹ gwok³

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: qīngguó
  - Zhuyin: ㄑㄧㄥㄍㄨㄛˊ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: cingguó
  - Wade–Giles: chʻing¹-kuo²
  - Yale: chīng-gwó
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chinggwo
  - Palladius: цинго (cingo)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕʰiŋ⁵⁵ ku̯ɔ³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: king¹ gwok³
  - Yale: kīng gwok
  - Cantonese Pinyin: king¹ gwok⁸
  - Guangdong Romanization: king¹ guog³
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʰɪŋ⁵⁵ kʷɔːk̚³/

Verb

傾國

(literary) to make a nation collapse; (of a nation) to be destroyed; to collapse

Derived terms

傾國傾城／倾国倾城 (qīngguóqīngchéng)
傾城傾國／倾城倾国 (qīngchéngqīngguó)

Adjective

傾國

(literary, figurative, of a woman) drop-dead gorgeous; extremely beautiful (and having the potential of bringing about the downfall of an empire)

Noun

傾國

(literary, figurative) drop-dead gorgeous woman; beauty who could drive a man to distraction (and bring about the downfall of an empire)
- 漢皇重色思傾國，御宇多年求不得。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
  汉皇重色思倾国，御宇多年求不得。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]
  From: 806 CE Bai Juyi, Song of Everlasting Regret
  Hàn huáng zhòng sè sī qīngguó, yùyǔ duōnián qiú bùdé. [Pinyin]
  A Han emperor [i.e. Emperor Wu of Han] placed a premium on his dalliances, and longed for a beauty able to topple his empire;
  Despite many years of reign he could not fulfil his desire.
(literary) the entire country

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (傾國):

→ Japanese: 傾国(けいこく) (keikoku)
→ Korean: 경국(傾國) (gyeongguk)

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