| 西子捧心 |
Xī zǐ - pěng xīn |
lit. Xishi clasps at her heart (idiom) / fig. a woman who is beautiful even when suffering the pangs of illness |
| 西 |
Xī |
the West / abbr. for Spain 西班牙 / Spanish |
| 西 |
xī |
west |
| 西子 |
Xī zǐ |
another name for Xishi 西施 |
| 子 |
zǐ |
son / child / seed / egg / small thing / 1st earthly branch: 11 p.m.-1 a.m., midnight, 11th solar month (7th December to 5th January), year of the rat / viscount, fourth of five orders of nobility 五等爵位 / ancient Chinese compass point: 0° (north) / subsidiary; subordinate; (prefix) sub- |
| 子 |
zi |
(noun suffix) |
| 捧 |
pěng |
to hold or offer with both hands / to sing the praises of / classifier for what can be held in both hands |
| 心 |
xīn |
heart / mind / intention / center / core / CL:颗,个 |