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情人眼裏出西施 (cing4 jan4 ngaan5 leoi5 ceot1 sai1 si1) — Beauty is in the eye of the beholder in Cantonese

cingˎ₄情janˎ₄人ngaanˏ₅眼leoiˏ₅裏ceotˉ¹出saiˉ¹西siˉ¹施
简 情人眼里出西施
Mandarin Pinyin: qing2 ren2 yan3 li3 chu1 xi1 shi1

Meaning of 情人眼裏出西施

nounBeauty is in the eye of the beholder

Characters in 情人眼裏出西施

情cing4
nature; reason
人jan4
manpower; staff; human resources
眼ngaan5
eye; ocular; look; glance
裏leoi5
suffix used to indicate here, there, where
出ceot1
go out; come out
西sai1
west(ern); the west
施si1
apply; use; add

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