情人眼里出西施
qíng
qíng
rén
rén
yán
yǎn
lǐ
lǐ
chū
chū
Xī
Xī
shī
shī

Definitions

  1. 1. lit. in the eyes of a lover appears 西施[Xi1 shi

Components

  • 情人 qíng rén – lover
  • 眼里 yǎn lǐ – in the eyes
  • 出 chū – to go out
  • 西施 Xī shī – PN:Xishi (c. 450 BC), famous Chinese beauty, foremost of the Four legendary beauties 四大美女[si4 da4 mei3 nu:3], given by King Gou Jian 勾踐