情人眼裡出西施 meaning - Chinese-English Dictionary

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MEANING OF 情人眼裡出西施

情人眼裡出西施
(情人眼里出西施)

Definition lit. in the eyes of a lover appears 西施[Xi1 shi1] (idiom); fig. beauty is in the eye of the beholder

Idiom The metaphor is that because of feelings, there is nothing beautiful about each other

Usage

中文释义见"情人眼里有西施"。

Characters 情 qíng 人 rén 眼 yǎn 出 chū 西 xī 施 shī

EXAMPLE SENTENCES
	“情人眼里出西施”一点也不假。 "Eye of the beholder" is not false.
	情人眼里出西施（美是主观感受）。 Beauty is in the eye of the beholder = beauty is subjective
	情人眼里出西施，仇人眼里出僵尸。 The eye of the beholder, the eyes of the zombie enemies.
	一则是天缘，二来是“情人眼里出西施。” It's partly fate, and partly a case of "Beauty is in the eye of beholder".