Definition
碧眼 literally means 'jade-green/azure eyes', a vivid physical descriptor. It is also a common metonym for Westerners (especially those with blue eyes) in literary or historical Chinese, carrying an exotic or figurative tone rather than being a neutral everyday term.
n.
blue/azure eyes (as a physical trait)metonymicallyWesterners
Examples
- 碧眼。Nà ge shàonǚ yǒu yì shuāng dòngrén de bì yǎn.That young girl has a pair of moving blue eyes.
- 碧眼。Xiǎoshuō zhōng de bì yǎn rén zǒng shì chōngmǎn shénmì gǎn.The Westerners in the novel are always full of a sense of mystery.
- ，碧眼。Zài gǔdài wénxué lǐ, bì yǎn cháng yòng lái zhǐdài Xīyù rén.In ancient literature, 'blue eyes' is often used to refer to people from the Western Regions.
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