一いっ顧こ傾けい城せい

noun

femme fatale; woman of devastating beauty

A yojijukugo describing a woman so beautiful that a single glance from her can captivate a ruler and lead to the ruin of a country or castle. Literary and classical in tone; not used in everyday conversation.

See also: 傾城傾国 (けいせいけいこく)

• 彼かの女じょはまるで一いっ顧こ傾けい城せいの美び女じょのように、その場ばにいる全ぜん員いんの視し線せんを集あつめた。

  She drew the gaze of everyone present, as if she were a femme fatale of legendary beauty.