情人眼裡出西施
See also: 情人眼里出西施
Chinese
lover; sweetheart | in someone's eye; on one's mind | to go out; to come out; to occur to go out; to come out; to occur; to produce; to go beyond; to rise; to put forth; to happen; (a measure word for dramas, plays, or operas) |
Xi Shi; beautiful woman | ||
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trad. (情人眼裡出西施/情人眼裏出西施) | 情人 | 眼裡/眼裏 | 出 | 西施 | |
simp. (情人眼里出西施) | 情人 | 眼里 | 出 | 西施 | |
Literally: “in the eyes of a lover, Xi Shi (one of the renowned Four Beauties of ancient China) appears”. |
Alternative forms
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄑㄧㄥˊ ㄖㄣˊ ㄧㄢˇ ㄌㄧˇ ㄔㄨ ㄒㄧ ㄕ
- Tongyong Pinyin: cíngrén yǎnlǐ chu Sishih
- Wade–Giles: chʻing2-jên2 yen3-li3 chʻu1 Hsi1-shih1
- Yale: chíng-rén yǎn-lǐ chū Syī-shr̄
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chyngren yeanlii chu Shishy
- Palladius: цинжэнь яньли чу Сиши (cinžɛnʹ janʹli ču Siši)
- Sinological IPA (key): /t͡ɕʰiŋ³⁵ ʐən³⁵ jɛn²¹⁴⁻³⁵ li²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʈ͡ʂʰu⁵⁵ ɕi⁵⁵ ʂʐ̩⁵⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: cing4 jan4 ngaan5 leoi5 ceot1 sai1 si1
- Yale: chìhng yàhn ngáahn léuih chēut sāi sī
- Cantonese Pinyin: tsing4 jan4 ngaan5 loey5 tsoet7 sai1 si1
- Guangdong Romanization: qing4 yen4 ngan5 lêu5 cêd1 sei1 xi1
- Sinological IPA (key): /t͡sʰɪŋ²¹ jɐn²¹ ŋaːn¹³ lɵy̯¹³ t͡sʰɵt̚⁵ sɐi̯⁵⁵ siː⁵⁵/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Proverb
See also
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