so beautiful as to overrun cities and ruin states(qīng chéng qīng guó)

so beautiful as to overrun cities and ruin states

Qing Cheng Qing Guo, a Chinese idiom, Pinyin is Q ī ngch é ngq ī nggu ó, which originally refers to the subjugation of the country because of the female sex. The latter describes women as extremely beautiful. From Shi Da Ya Zhan ang and Han Shu Wai Qi Zhuan.

Idiom explanation

Tilt: overturn; City: country. It originally refers to the subjugation of the country because of the female sex. The latter describes women as extremely beautiful.

The origin of Idioms

"Poetry · Daya · zhan'ang" says: "a wise man becomes a city, a wise woman falls into a city." "There are beautiful women in the north. They are peerless and independent. When you look at the city, you look at the country."

Idioms and allusions

Tracing back to the Eastern Han Dynasty, Ban Gu wrote in the book of Han Dynasty, biography of my relatives, Madame Xiaowu Li: "there are beautiful women in the north. They are peerless and independent. Once they look at the city, then they look at the country." This is a poem by Li Yannian, a musician of Emperor Wu of Han Dynasty. Li Yannian knew the music and was good at choreography, which was loved by Emperor Wu. Every time for the new sound change song, all the listeners are moved. Yannian Shishang danced and sang: "there are beautiful women in the north, peerless and independent. Once you look at the city, then you look at the country. Would you rather not know Qing Cheng and Qing Guo? It's hard to get a beautiful woman He sighed and said, "good! Is there such a person in the world? " Princess Pingyang has a younger brother because of her words. I was summoned to see him. He was really wonderful and good at dancing, so I was lucky. After hearing this song, Emperor Wu accepted his younger sister as his concubine, which is called "Mrs. Li" in history. Annotation: toppling, overturning idiom story: Emperor Wu of Han Dynasty (156-87 BC), namely Liu Che. He was in power from 140 BC to 87 BC. Although there were many beauties in the harem of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, Mrs. Wang died early and Wei Zifu was old. None of the rest was favored by Emperor Wu. Emperor Wu wanted to visit the beauties again, but he couldn't. Li Yannian, the court musician, was well versed in music, which won the favor of Emperor Wu. Li Yannian has a younger sister named Li Yan, who is a singer. She is graceful and charming, especially good at singing and dancing. Li Yannian wanted to dedicate her to Emperor Hanwu as a concubine. But because of her humble family background, it was inconvenient for her to say so, so she asked Princess Pingyang to recommend it. One day, Emperor Hanwu was drinking in the palace, Princess Pingyang was also present, and Li Yannian was serving a banquet. When he was drunk, Li Yannian began to dance and sing a new song he wrote: "there are beauties in the north, peerless and independent. Once you look at the city, then you look at the country. It's better not to know the beauty of the city or the country than to have a beautiful woman again. " When Emperor Wu of Han heard Li Yannian singing, he touched his long hidden heart and said with a sigh, "where is the kind of beauty you sing in the world?" Princess Pingyang is trying to figure out the implication of Li Yannian's song, so she takes the opportunity to say, "Your Majesty doesn't know something. Yannian's little sister is a beautiful woman who has a great country and a great city." Emperor Wu immediately ordered Li to enter the palace. Li Yannian soon introduced his younger sister. When Emperor Wu saw it, he was beautiful and light. Emperor Wu then took the Li family as his concubine, and his name was Mrs. Li. A year later, Li Fu gave birth to his next son and was named the king of Changyi. Unexpectedly, the moon was full and waning. Mrs. Li had been in the palace for only a few years, but unfortunately she was ill. Soon she became terminally ill and was bedridden. Emperor Wu was very sad and went to see her in person. As soon as Mrs. Li saw the arrival of Emperor Wu, she quickly covered her face and said, "I've been sick for a long time and my appearance has been destroyed. I can't see your majesty again. I'd like to entrust you with the king of Changyi and my brothers." Emperor Wu said, "my wife is in critical condition and can't be cured by medicine. Why don't you let me see you again?" Mrs. Li refused: "if the woman's appearance is not decorated and her father is not seen, I dare not meet your majesty." Emperor Wu said: "madam, you may as well see me. I'll give you a thousand gold and make your brother an official." Mrs. Li said, "whether it's granted to the emperor or not, it's not at first sight." Emperor Wu said that he must see her and took off the quilt with his hand. Mrs. Li turned to the inside and sobbed. Despite Emperor Wu's repeated calls, Mrs. Li just sobbed alone. Emperor Wu was not happy in his heart and left in a fury. at this time, Mrs. Li's sisters also went to the palace to ask about her illness. They were very surprised to see this. After Emperor Wu left, they reproached Mrs. Li: "it's easy for you to entrust your brother to see your majesty. Why disobey him so?" Mrs. Li sighed and said, "you don't know that the reason why I didn't see the emperor was to trust my brother deeply. I was born in a humble family. He was attached to me only because of his usual appearance. Generally speaking, the color of people, color decline and love relaxation, love relaxation is grace. Today, I am dying of illness. If he sees that my color is very different from before, he will be disgusted. He is afraid that I will not be abandoned. How can he take care of my brother after I die? " a few days later, Mrs. Li passed away, and the end of the matter was exactly what Mrs. Li expected. Mrs. Li refused to see Emperor Wu. Instead of provoking him, she aroused his infinite pain. She buried Mrs. Li with Queen Li'an and ordered the painter to draw her image and hang it in the Ganquan palace. Emperor Wu's yearning for Mrs. Li increased day by day. When he thought of Mrs. Li's advice in her illness, he named Li Yannian as the commander of xielinu, and his younger brother Li Guangli as the second division general haixihou. As a last word of Mrs. Li, Emperor Wu was also devoted.

Analysis of Idioms

Beautiful woman, beautiful country and beautiful city

Idiom usage

Combined; as predicate and attribute; with commendatory meaning

Chinese PinYin : qīng chéng qīng guó