碧眼 (bì yǎn) — blue/azure eyes (as a physical trait); metonymically, Westerners
Definition
Literary term for bright blue/green eyes, often used metonymically for Westerners. A fixed literary compound, not used for everyday description of eye color.
noun
blue/azure eyes (as a physical trait)metonymicallyWesterners
Examples
- 碧眼。Nà ge shào nǚ yǒu yì shuāng dòng rén de bì yǎn.That young girl has a pair of moving blue eyes.
- 碧眼。Xiǎo shuō zhōng de bì yǎn rén zǒng shì chōng mǎn shén mì gǎn.The Westerners in the novel are always full of a sense of mystery.
- ，碧眼。Zài gǔ dài wén xué lǐ, bì yǎn cháng yòng lái zhǐ dài xī yù rén.In ancient literature, 'blue eyes' is often used to refer to people from the Western Regions.
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