紅顏禍水

Chinese

		pretty face; beautiful woman	water of calamity; charming beauty, as a source of calamity; femme fatale
trad. (紅顏禍水)		紅顏	禍水
simp. (红颜祸水)		红颜	祸水
Literally: “rosy cheeks ― water of disaster”.

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): hóngyánhuòshuǐ

(Zhuyin): ㄏㄨㄥˊ ㄧㄢˊ ㄏㄨㄛˋ ㄕㄨㄟˇ
Cantonese (Jyutping): hung⁴ ngaan⁴ wo⁶ seoi²

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: hóngyánhuòshuǐ
  - Zhuyin: ㄏㄨㄥˊ ㄧㄢˊ ㄏㄨㄛˋ ㄕㄨㄟˇ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: hongryanhuohshoei
  - IPA ^(key): /xʊŋ³⁵ i̯ɛn³⁵ xu̯ɔ⁵¹ ʂu̯eɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: hung⁴ ngaan⁴ wo⁶ seoi²
  - Yale: hùhng ngàahn woh séui
  - Cantonese Pinyin: hung⁴ ngaan⁴ wo⁶ soey²
  - Guangdong Romanization: hung⁴ ngan⁴ wo⁶ sêu²
  - IPA ^(key): /hʊŋ²¹ ŋɑːn²¹ wɔː²² sɵy̯³⁵/

Idiom

紅顏禍水

charming beauty who makes men fall and leads to disasters (such as a loss of wealth or reputation, or a toppled nation); dangerous woman; femme fatale (Classifier: 灘／滩)

Usage notes

Some historical figures described as such are Mo Xi, Daji and Bao Si.

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