傾けい国こく

noun

devastating beauty; femme fatale; siren

Refers to a woman of such extraordinary beauty that she could bring ruin to a country. Often used in historical or literary contexts, evoking the Chinese idiom 傾国傾城.

• 彼かの女じょはまさに傾けい国こくの美び女じょだ。

  She is truly a woman of devastating beauty.

• 傾けい国こくの美び女じょとして歴れき史しに名なを残のこす。

  She goes down in history as a beauty who could topple a nation.

noun

courtesan; prostitute

Archaic or historical term for a high-class courtesan or prostitute, derived from the idea of a woman whose charms could ruin men. Rare in modern usage.

• 江え戸ど時じ代だいの傾けい国こくは、教きょう養ようも高たかかったと言いわれる。

  It is said that courtesans of the Edo period were also highly cultured.