傾けい城せい

noun

beauty; siren

Literary term for a woman so beautiful she could topple a kingdom; often used in classical or poetic contexts. Compare 傾国.

See also: 傾国 (けいこく)

• 彼かの女じょはまるで傾けい城せいのような美うつくしさだ。

  She has a beauty like that of a legendary siren.

noun

courtesan; prostitute

Historical term for a high-class courtesan or prostitute, especially in the Edo period. Now mainly encountered in period dramas or literature.

See also: 傾国 (けいこく)

• 江え戸ど時じ代だい、傾けい城せいは吉よし原わらで人にん気きを集あつめた。

  In the Edo period, courtesans were popular in Yoshiwara.