情人眼里有西施
qíng​rén​yǎn​lǐ​yǒu​xī​shī

beauty is in the eye of the beholder

  • created reference approved 情人眼里有西施/情人眼裡有西施 → 西施 (see) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    情人眼里有西施 / 情人眼裡有西施 qíng​rén​yǎn​lǐ​yǒu​xī​shī

    西施 xī​shī

    see

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  • created sense approved 情人眼里有西施/情人眼裡有西施 · qíng​rén​yǎn​lǐ​yǒu​xī​shī · beauty is in the eye of the beholder — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    情人眼里有西施 / 情人眼裡有西施

    qíng​rén​yǎn​lǐ​yǒu​xī​shī

    beauty is in the eye of the beholder

    to a lover, the beloved is as beautiful as the legendary beauty [[西施|西施|xi1 shi1]]; idiom meaning beauty is subjective

    情人 (literal) → 情人 · qíng​rén · lover 眼里 (literal) → 眼里/眼裡 · yǎn​li · in one's eyes 有 (literal) → 有 · yǒu · there is 西施 (literal) → 西施 · xī​shī · extraordinary beauty

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