"病西施" meaning in Chinese

See 病西施 in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /piŋ⁵¹ ɕi⁵⁵ ʂʐ̩⁵⁵/ [Mandarin, Sinological-IPA], /piŋ⁵¹ ɕi⁵⁵ ʂʐ̩⁵⁵/ Chinese transliterations: bìng Xīshī [Mandarin, Pinyin], ㄅㄧㄥˋ ㄒㄧ ㄕ [Mandarin, bopomofo], bìng Xīshī [Hanyu-Pinyin, Mandarin], bìng Sishih [Mandarin, Tongyong-Pinyin], ping⁴ Hsi¹-shih¹ [Mandarin, Wade-Giles], bìng Syī-shr̄ [Mandarin, Yale], binq Shishy [Gwoyeu-Romatsyh, Mandarin], бин Сиши [Mandarin, Palladius], bin Siši [Mandarin, Palladius]
Etymology: From a folk tradition that the beauty Xi Shi appeared even more beautiful when sick. Head templates: {{head|zh|noun}} 病西施
  1. a beautiful sick person Wikipedia link: Xi Shi
    Sense id: en-病西施-zh-noun-8OZrbqX- Categories (other): Chinese entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries
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  "etymology_text": "From a folk tradition that the beauty Xi Shi appeared even more beautiful when sick.",
  "head_templates": [
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  ],
  "lang": "Chinese",
  "lang_code": "zh",
  "literal_meaning": "sick Xi Shi",
  "pos": "noun",
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        {
          "english": "What a beauty! She really resembles a sick Xishi.",
          "raw_tags": [
            "Written Vernacular Chinese",
            "Traditional Chinese"
          ],
          "ref": " Cao Xueqin, Dream of the Red Chamber, mid-18ᵗʰ century CE",
          "roman": "Hǎo ge měirén! Zhēnxiàng ge bìng Xīshī le.",
          "tags": [
            "Pinyin"
          ],
          "text": "好個美人!真像個病西施了。",
          "type": "quote"
        },
        {
          "english": "What a beauty! She really resembles a sick Xishi.",
          "raw_tags": [
            "Written Vernacular Chinese",
            "Simplified Chinese"
          ],
          "ref": " Cao Xueqin, Dream of the Red Chamber, mid-18ᵗʰ century CE",
          "roman": "Hǎo ge měirén! Zhēnxiàng ge bìng Xīshī le.",
          "tags": [
            "Pinyin"
          ],
          "text": "好个美人!真像个病西施了。",
          "type": "quote"
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        "a beautiful sick person"
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        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "bìng Xīshī"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "bopomofo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ㄅㄧㄥˋ ㄒㄧ ㄕ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hanyu-Pinyin",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "bìng Xīshī"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Tongyong-Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "bìng Sishih"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Wade-Giles"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ping⁴ Hsi¹-shih¹"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "bìng Syī-shr̄"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "binq Shishy"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "бин Сиши"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "bin Siši"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/piŋ⁵¹ ɕi⁵⁵ ʂʐ̩⁵⁵/",
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
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      "ipa": "/piŋ⁵¹ ɕi⁵⁵ ʂʐ̩⁵⁵/"
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  "word": "病西施"
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  "etymology_text": "From a folk tradition that the beauty Xi Shi appeared even more beautiful when sick.",
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  "lang": "Chinese",
  "lang_code": "zh",
  "literal_meaning": "sick Xi Shi",
  "pos": "noun",
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        "Chinese terms with IPA pronunciation",
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          ],
          "ref": " Cao Xueqin, Dream of the Red Chamber, mid-18ᵗʰ century CE",
          "roman": "Hǎo ge měirén! Zhēnxiàng ge bìng Xīshī le.",
          "tags": [
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          ],
          "text": "好個美人!真像個病西施了。",
          "type": "quote"
        },
        {
          "english": "What a beauty! She really resembles a sick Xishi.",
          "raw_tags": [
            "Written Vernacular Chinese",
            "Simplified Chinese"
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          "ref": " Cao Xueqin, Dream of the Red Chamber, mid-18ᵗʰ century CE",
          "roman": "Hǎo ge měirén! Zhēnxiàng ge bìng Xīshī le.",
          "tags": [
            "Pinyin"
          ],
          "text": "好个美人!真像个病西施了。",
          "type": "quote"
        }
      ],
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        "a beautiful sick person"
      ],
      "wikipedia": [
        "Xi Shi"
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    }
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      "zh-pron": "bìng Xīshī"
    },
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        "Mandarin",
        "bopomofo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ㄅㄧㄥˋ ㄒㄧ ㄕ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hanyu-Pinyin",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "bìng Xīshī"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Tongyong-Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "bìng Sishih"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Wade-Giles"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ping⁴ Hsi¹-shih¹"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
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        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "bìng Syī-shr̄"
    },
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      "tags": [
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        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "binq Shishy"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "бин Сиши"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "bin Siši"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/piŋ⁵¹ ɕi⁵⁵ ʂʐ̩⁵⁵/",
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        "Sinological-IPA"
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    }
  ],
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}

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