情人眼里出西施 in English qing2 ren2 yan3 li3 chu1 Xi1 shi1 Meaning

Meanings

  • literally (word for word) in the eyes of a lover appears 西施[Xi1 shi1] (idiomatic expression); metaphorically beauty is in the eye of the beholder

Simplified Characters

情 人 眼 里 出 西 施

Traditional Characters

情 人 眼 裡 出 西 施

Pinyin

qing2 ren2 yan3 li3 chu1 Xi1 shi1

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

情qing2feeling 人ren2man 眼yan3eye 里li3variant of 裡|里[li3] 出chu1to go out 西xi1the West 施shi1surname Shi