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西施

西
施
Xishi (c. 450 BC), famous Chinese beauty, foremost of the four legendary beauties 四大美女[si4 da4 mei3 nü3], 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

Characters and words in 西施

西
xī = xi + Ø1
the West / abbr. for Spain 西班牙[Xi1 ban1 ya2] / Spanish
Add a new mnemonic for 西 = 兀 + 囗
施
shī = sh + Ø1
surname Shi
Add a new mnemonic for 施 = 㐌 + 方
施
shī = sh + Ø1
(bound form) to put into effect (regulations etc) / to distribute (alms etc) / to apply (fertilizer etc)
Add a new mnemonic for 施 = 㐌 + 方

Words with 西施

情人眼裡出西施 情人眼裡有西施 情人眼里出西施 情人眼里有西施 槟榔西施 檳榔西施 西施犬
情
情
人
人
眼
眼
里
裡
出
出
西
西
施
施
lit. in the eyes of a lover appears 西施[Xi1 shi1] (idiom); fig. beauty is in the eye of the beholder
情
情
人
人
眼
眼
里
裡
有
有
西
西
施
施
In the eyes of the lover, a famous beauty (idiom). Beauty in the eye of the beholder
槟
檳
榔
榔
西
西
施
施
betel nut beauty: a skimpily-dressed, attractive girl who sells betel nut from a glass-walled roadside booth (Tw)

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