眸子

眸子

1. (anatomy) pupil

   • 胸中正，則眸子瞭焉；胸中不正，則眸子眊焉。聽其言也，觀其眸子，人焉廋哉？ [Traditional Chinese poetry, trad.]
     胸中正，则眸子了焉；胸中不正，则眸子眊焉。听其言也，观其眸子，人焉廋哉？ [Traditional Chinese poetry, simp.]

     From: Mencius, c. 4^th century BCE, translated based on James Legge's version

     Xiōngzhōng zhèng, zé móuzǐ liǎo yān; xiōngzhōng bùzhèng, zé móuzǐ mèi yān. Tīng qí yán yě, guān qí móuzǐ, rén yān sōu zāi? [Pinyin]

     If within the breast all be correct, the pupil is bright. If within the breast all be not correct, the pupil is dull. Listen to a man's words and look at the pupil of his eye. How can a man conceal his character?

2. (by extension) eye

   • 魏官牽車指千里，東關酸風射眸子。 [Literary Chinese, trad.]
     魏官牵车指千里，东关酸风射眸子。 [Literary Chinese, simp.]

     From: c. 813, Li He (李賀),《金銅仙人辭漢歌》, translated by J. D. Frodsham

     Wèi guān qiān chē zhǐ qiānlǐ, dōngguān suānfēng shè móuzǐ. [Pinyin]

     The courtiers of Wei harnessed their chariots to travel a thousand leagues.
     The vinegar wind from the eastern passes arrowed their eyes.

眸(ぼう)子(し) • (bōshi) 

1. the pupil of an eye
2. an eye