西施

Xīshī
Xishi (c. 450 BC), famous Chinese beauty, foremost of the four legendary beauties 四大美女 sìdàměinǚ, given by King Gou Jian 勾踐 Gōu Jiàn of Yue as concubine to King of Wu as part of a successful plan to destroy Wu

CEDICT

Homographs

西施 xīshī

Entry Composition

1 西 Xī
  1. the West
  2. abbr. for Spain 西班牙 Xībānyá
  3. Spanish
2 施 shī
  1. (bound form) to put into effect (regulations etc)
  2. to distribute (alms etc)
  3. to apply (fertilizer etc)