qíng rén yǎn lǐ chū Xī shīdictionary entry
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lit. in the eyes of a lover appears 西施[Xī shī] (idiom); fig. beauty is in the eye of the beholder
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情人眼裡出西施 情人眼里出西施 [qing2 ren2 yan3 li3 chu1 Xi1 shi1] /lit. in the eyes of a lover appears 西施[Xi1 shi1] (idiom); fig. beauty is in the eye of the beholder/

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情人眼里出西施
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