|
||
情人眼裡出西施
cing4 jan4 ngaan5 leoi5 ceot1 sai1 si1 |
||
love is blind; in the eye of the lover, his beloved is a beauty (lit. Lover's eyes inside put forths Sai-si 西施 (a famous beautiful lady in a chinese tale) [Syn.] 情人眼中出西施 Level: 4 This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese. |
||
情人眼裡出西施 / 情人眼里出西施 | ||
This word has been viewed 1743 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by Steph_fr on 27th Aug 2008 08:58 and last edited on 30th Oct 2008 19:03 |
||
|
||
Living in China | Learn Chinese in China | Learn Mandarin in China | Chinese School | Chinese Lessons in London |
||
Characters in this word:情 cing4 - emotion, love, sentiment人 jan4 - person; human being 眼 ngaan5 - eye 裡 leoi5 lei5 - variant of 裏 出 ceot1 - go out; show up; exceed; put up; produce 西 sai1 - west 施 si1 - bestow; bring into effect |
||