情人眼裏出西施 [－－－里－－－]

Jyutping cing4 jan4 ngaan5 leoi5 ceot1 sai1 si1
Pinyin qíng rén yǎn lǐ chū xī shī

Definitions (CC-CANTO)
  1. Beauty is in the eye of the beholder
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 語句
    喺​情人​心目​中​，​由​於​充滿​感情​，​覺得​對方​冇​一度​唔​靚​、​唔​吸引​、​唔​令​佢​着迷
    Beauty lies in the lover's eye.; literally: in the lover's eye lies Hsi Shih (one of the "four great beauties" in ancient China)
    • 情人眼裏出西施，佢老婆喺佢心目中永遠都係大美人，幾十年都冇變。
      情人眼里出西施，佢老婆喺佢心目中永远都系大美人，几十年都冇变。
      cing4 jan4 ngaan5 leoi5 ceot1 sai1 si1, keoi5 lou5 po4 hai2 keoi5 sam1 muk6 zung1 wing5 jyun5 dou1 hai6 daai6 mei5 jan4, gei2 sap6 nin4 dou1 mou5 bin3.
      Beauty lies in the lover's eye. To him, his wife is always a big beauty. It has not changed for decades.
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    情人眼里出西施，佢老婆喺佢心目中永远都系大美人，几十年都冇变。
    情人眼裏出西施，佢老婆喺佢心目中永遠都係大美人，幾十年都冇變。
    cing4 jan4 ngaan5 leoi5 ceot1 sai1 si1, keoi5 lou5 po4 hai2 keoi5 sam1 muk6 zung1 wing5 jyun5 dou1 hai6 daai6 mei5 jan4, gei2 sap6 nin4 dou1 mou5 bin3.
    • Beauty lies in the lover's eye. To him, his wife is always a big beauty. It has not changed for decades.
  2. Cantonese
    情人眼里出西施
    情人眼裏出西施
    cing4 jan4 ngaan5 leoi5 ceot1 sai1 si1
    • beauty lies in the lover's eyes