西子捧心

lit. Xishi clasps at her heart (idiom) / fig. a woman who is beautiful even when suffering the pangs of illness

heart / mind / intention / center / core / CL:顆|颗[ke1],個|个[ge4]

son / child / seed / egg / small thing / 1st earthly branch: 11 p.m.-1 a.m., midnight, 11th solar month (7th December to 5th January), year of the Rat / Viscount, fourth of five orders of nobility 五等爵位[wu3 deng3 jue2 wei4] / ancient Chinese compass point: 0° (north) / subsidiary / subordinate / sub-

(noun suffix)

the West / abbr. for Spain 西班牙[Xi1 ban1 ya2] / Spanish

to clasp / to cup the hands / to hold up with both hands / to offer (esp. in cupped hands) / to praise / to flatter

another name for Xishi 西施[Xi1 shi1]