n. (Hira=しろ) castle, chateau, palace

n. (Trad=城, Pinyin=cheng2) city, town, city wall

n. (Simp=城, Pinyin=cheng2) city, town, city wall

anger; indignation; rage; wrath

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[城] a castle; a fortress; a citadel; a city wall

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[姓] a family name; a surname

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[性] (1) nature; disposition
(2) gender
(3) a sex

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[省] a ministry; a department (of the government); a province

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[聖] a sage; a saint; a great master

bu2 dao4 chang2 cheng2 fei1 hao3 han4
He who has not been to the Great Wall is no true Han-Chinese.
(No further explanation)

qing1 guo2 qing1 cheng2
The whole nation is captive.
Said when a woman is so beautiful that the whole country is crazy about her. Lovely enough to cause the fall of a city or state. Alternative form: 倾城倾国 (qing1 cheng2 qing1 guo2).

cheng2 xia4 zhi1 meng2
A treaty signed at the city wall.
A city that parleys is half rotten. A treaty signed with the enemy who has reached the city wall means accepting humiliating terms of peace under duress.

man3 cheng2 feng1 yu3
The whole town is swept by wind and rain.
Describing something sensational that has become the talk of the town. Becoming the talk of the town.

jin1 cheng2 tang1 chi2
A city of metal with boiling moats.
Describing a strong city invulnerable to attacks.