情人眼里有西施
Traditional: 情人眼裡有西施Dictionary entry
In the eyes of the lover, a famous beauty (idiom). Beauty in the eye of the beholder
What does 情人眼里有西施 mean?
情人眼里有西施 (qíng rén yǎn lǐ yǒu Xī shī) has the following dictionary meaning.
1In the eyes of the lover, a famous beauty (idiom). Beauty in the eye of the beholder
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情qíng(bound form) feelings; emotion; sentiment; passion · (bound form) situation; condition人rénperson; people · CL:個|个[ge4],位[wei4],名[ming2]眼yǎneye (CL:隻|只[zhi1],雙|双[shuang1]) · (often used with 一[yi1]) a look; a glance里lǐvariant of 裡|里[li3]有yǒuto have; there is · (bound form) having; with; -ful; -ed; -al (as in 有意[you3 yi4] intentional)西Xīthe West · abbr. for Spain 西班牙[Xi1 ban1 ya2]施Shīsurname Shi
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