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| Processed by: | goldyn_chyld (2017-07-16 11:38:23 GMT) |
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<< review queue entry 60699 - submitted by 'richwarm' >> M ~ 形容女子圓大而美的眼睛 Chinese dicts say 杏眼 refers to large, round eyes rather than "almond-shaped eyes"; and in any case, in English, the term "almond eyes" is almost invariably used to mean "Asian eyes" or eyes of Asian appearance, rather than eyes that are actually almond-shaped. And 杏眼 certainly doesn't mean "Asian eyes" – not all Chinese are said to have 杏眼. Ref: Why Do We Describe Asian Eyes As 'Almond-Shaped'? http://www.npr.org/sections/codeswitch/2013/09/16/219402847/-almond-shaped-eyes-remarkably-exotic-yet-too-foreign |
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- 杏眼 杏眼 [xing4 yan3] /almond eyes/large eyes/ + 杏眼 杏眼 [xing4 yan3] /large, round eyes (considered beautiful)/ |