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西施

Xī shī

2-character word

What 西施 means

1. Xishi (c. 450 BC), famous Chinese beauty, foremost of the four legendary beauties {四大美女|sì dà měi nǚ}, given by King Gou Jian {勾践|Gōu Jiàn} of Yue as concubine to King of Wu as part of a successful plan to destroy Wu

The characters in 西施

• 西xīwest
• 施shī(bound form) to put into effect (regulations etc); to distribute (alms etc)…

Example sentences

• 情人眼里出西施。
  Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.

Words starting with 西施

• 西施犬xī shī quǎnshih tzu (dog breed)

Words containing 西施

• 槟榔西施bīng lang Xī shī(Taiwan) betel nut beauty: a skimpily-dressed, attractive girl who sells betel nut from a…
• 情人眼里出西施qíng rén yǎn lǐ chū Xī shīlit. in the eyes of a lover appears 西施
• 情人眼里有西施qíng rén yǎn lǐ yǒu Xī shīIn the eyes of the lover, a famous beauty (idiom). Beauty in the eye of the beholder

Sounds the same

Read Xī shī, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 吸湿to absorb moisture