傾國 [倾国]

Jyutping king1 gwok3
Pinyin qīng guó

Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. verb, literary
    to make a nation collapse; (of a nation) to be destroyed; to collapse
  2. adj, figuratively, literary, of a woman
    drop-dead gorgeous; extremely beautiful (and having the potential of bringing about the downfall of an empire)
  3. noun, figuratively, literary
    drop-dead gorgeous woman; beauty who could drive a man to distraction (and bring about the downfall of an empire)
  4. noun, literary
    the entire country
Examples (None)
  1. Cantonese
    倾国倾城
    傾國傾城
    king1 gwok3 king1 sing4
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    我哋唔倾国事，净系讲风月。
    我哋唔傾國事，淨係講風月。
    • Let's not discuss the national affairs, we only talk some casual topics
Examples (Wiktionary)
  1. Mandarin
    汉皇重色思倾国，御宇多年求不得。
    漢皇重色思傾國，御宇多年求不得。
    hàn huáng zhòng sè sī qīng guó ， yù yǔ duō nián qiú bù dé ．
    • A certain emperor of the Han dynasty placed a premium on his dalliances, and longed for a beauty who could lay low an empire. He ruled his empire for many years without finding such a beauty.