📖 Meaning
It means "dazzling to the eye," similar to 光彩夺目, and describes something so vividly colored and radiant that its brilliance seems to spill over into the viewer's eyes. The idiom is typically used for gems, jewelry, brocade, or other brilliantly shining objects.
📜 Origin Story
The idiom comes from the Taiping Yulan (太平御览), which quotes the Yulin (语林), a work by Pei Qi of the Jin dynasty. The anecdote concerns Shi Chong, a notoriously wealthy official of the Western Jin. In a display of his fortune, Shi Chong had coral trees brought out, each some three feet tall. The text records that sixty-seven of them were so radiant that their brilliance dazzled the eye, vividly conveying the opulence of his treasure.
💡 Example Usage
她戴上的那条项链光彩溢目，吸引了所有人的目光。
The necklace she put on was so dazzling that it drew everyone's gaze.
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🔤 Quick Facts
- Chinese: 光彩溢目
- Pinyin: guāng cǎi yì mù
- Literal Translation: light, color, overflows, the eye
- Category: Quality
- Characters: 4