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眼福

yǎn fúdictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
a treat for the eyes / the rare chance of seeing sth beautiful
Sources & editorial notes

Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

Source record: cd-f1ddef62411e8cb1. Source SHA-256: bbc4b27f26bee1a262f4d7939667a040c7857c7fc0200a2fa7a86d3352a09eae.

Original source entry:

眼福 眼福 [yan3 fu2] /a treat for the eyes/the rare chance of seeing sth beautiful/

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Reference information

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Character information

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  • 眼
    yǎn

    eye (CL:隻|只[zhī],雙|双[shuāng]) / (often used with 一[yī]) a look / a glance / small hole / (bound form) salient point / classifier for wells, cave-dwellings etc

  • 福
    fú

    good fortune / happiness / luck

    Fú

    surname Fu / abbr. for Fujian province 福建省[Fú jiàn Shěng]

Reference definitions from CC-CEDICT.