mắt xanh
Vietnamese
Etymology
Calque of Chinese 青眼 (qīngyǎn, literally “the iris (i.e. the eye's colored portion)”).
Pronunciation
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [mat̚˧˦ sajŋ̟˧˧]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [mak̚˦˧˥ sɛɲ˧˧]
- (Saigon) IPA(key): [mak̚˦˥ san˧˧]
Noun
- (figurative) appreciation; attraction or interest
Derived terms
References
- 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