情人眼裡出西施

Chinese
lover; sweetheart in someone's eye; on one's mind
 
to go out; to come out; to occur; to produce; to go beyond; to rise; to put forth; to happen; (a measure word for dramas, plays, or operas)
 Xi Shi; beautiful woman
trad. (情人眼裡出西施/情人眼裏出西施) 情人 眼裡/眼裏 出 西施
simp. (情人眼里出西施) 情人 眼里 出 西施
Literally: “in the eyes of a lover, Xi Shi (one of the renowned Four Beauties of ancient China) appears”.

Pronunciation

Proverb

情人眼裡出西施

  1. beauty is in the eye of the beholder

Synonyms
  • 情人眼中出西施

See also
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