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杏眼

Word · Noun

almond-shaped eyes; large round eyes

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Meanings

1 sense · 3 examples
1.

noun

almond-shaped eyes (of a woman); large, round eyes

A complimentary and descriptive term often used in literary contexts to describe a woman's beautiful eyes, comparing them to the shape of an almond.

Tā她
shēng生
de得
liǔ柳
méi眉
xìng杏
yǎn眼
 ,
shí十
fēn分
biāo标
zhì致
 。

She was born with willow eyebrows and almond eyes—very pretty.

Tīng听
dào到
zhè这
ge个
xiāo消
xi息
 ,
tā她
xìng杏
yǎn眼
yuán圆
zhēng睁
 ,
xiǎn显
rán然
fēi非
cháng常
shēng生
qì气
 。

Hearing this news, her almond eyes opened wide—clearly she was very angry.

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Zhè这
wèi位
nǚ女
yǎn演
yuán员
yǒu有
zhe着
yī一
shuāng双
biāo标
zhǔn准
de的
xìng杏
yǎn眼
 。

This actress has a pair of classically almond-shaped eyes.