cing4 jan4 ngaan5 leoi5 ceot1 sai1 si1情人眼裏出西施情人眼里出西施
Jyutpingcing4 jan4 ngaan5 leoi5 ceot1 sai1 si1
Yalechìhng yàhn ngáahn léuih chēut sāi sī
Definition
Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.
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How it's used
This idiom is frequently used to tease friends who are deeply infatuated and seem to ignore their partner's flaws. It carries a slightly playful or mocking tone, implying that the person's judgment is clouded by their affection. While it refers to the legendary beauty 西施, the focus is entirely on the subjective nature of attraction rather than historical context.
Examples
keoi5佢dei6哋loeng5兩go3個seng4成jat6日ci1黐maai4埋jat1一cai4齊，zan1真hai6係cing4情jan4人ngaan5眼leoi5裏ceot1出sai1西si1施aa4呀。
They are always sticking together; beauty really is in the eye of the beholder.
nei5你gok3覺dak1得keoi5佢gam3咁pou2普tung1通dou1都zung1鍾ji3意？gwo2果jin4然hai6係cing4情jan4人ngaan5眼leoi5裏ceot1出sai1西si1施。
You like them even though they are so ordinary? Beauty really is in the eye of the beholder.
Related words
Common phrases
as expected, beauty is in the eye of the beholder
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Grammar guides
- LocationHow to say where something is using 喺 (hai2), place words like 度, and the common coverbs that work like English prepositions.
- Serial verbsStringing two or more verbs together without any joining word, like go to the shop buy things. Extremely common in Cantonese.
- 將 disposalHow to move the object in front of the verb with 將, to focus on what happens to it. Common in instructions and writing.
