mắt xanh
Vietnamese
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Calque of Chinese 青眼 (qīngyǎn).
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [mat̚˧˦ sajŋ̟˧˧]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [mak̚˦˧˥ sɛɲ˧˧]
- (Saigon) IPA(key): [mak̚˦˥ san˧˧]
Noun
[edit]- (literally) black eyes
- (figurative) beautiful eyes (of a girl); (by extension) affection; favour; appreciation
- lọt vào mắt xanh ― to catch someone's eye
References
[edit]- Hoàng Tuấn Công (2019), “Lọt vào ‘mắt xanh’ hay ‘mắt đen’?” (To Be Caught in Someone's ‘Blue Eyes’ or ‘Black Eyes’?) Người Lao Động (Workers) Newspaper