情人眼裡出西施
qíng rén yăn lǐ chū xī shī
Meaning:
lit. in the eyes of a lover appears 西施(xī shī) (idiom);
Beauty is in the eye of the beholder
Beauty lies in lovers eyes.
情人 (qíng rén )：lover
眼 (yăn )：eye
裡 (lǐ )：in
出 (chū )：to
go out; to come out; to appear
西施 (xī shī )：(c. 450 BC), famous Chinese beauty, foremost of the Four legendary
beauties (四大美女sì dà měi nǚ), given by King Gou Jian (勾踐gōu jiàn) of Yue as concubine to King of Wu as part of a
successful plan to destroy Wu.
