傾けい城せい傾けい国こく

noun

femme fatale; woman whose beauty brings ruin

A yojijukugo describing a woman so captivating that she causes the downfall of a ruler or country. Often used in literary or historical contexts. The variant 傾国傾城 is also common.

See also: 傾国傾城

• 彼かの女じょはまるで傾けい城せい傾けい国こくの美び女じょのように、周しゅう囲いの男おとこたちを惑まどわせた。

  She bewitched the men around her like a femme fatale of legend.