汉英词典
Chinese-English Dictionary
MEANING OF 西子捧心
西子捧心
lit. Xishi clasps at her heart (idiom) / fig. a woman's lovely looks, despite the pangs of illness
《庄子．天运》"故西施病心而矉其里﹐其里之丑人见而美之﹐归亦捧心而矉其里。其里之富人见之﹐坚闭门而不出;贫人见之﹐挈妻子而去之走。彼知矉美﹐而不知矉之所以美。"后因以"西子捧心"谓美女之病态﹐愈增其妍。
西 xī 子 zi/zǐ 捧 pěng 心 xīn
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