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愛慕 means “adoring love” in Chinese, Japanese, and Korean.
I suppose this is the best kind of love to have. 愛慕 has the common character for love. But the second character modifies and reinforces the meaning to become adore, adoring love, or to love and adore.
Ancient Chinese warning:
Adoring someone is fine until you are in the shoes of the Prince of the Kingdom of Wu. This Prince adored a certain beautiful woman (Xi Shi) so much that he neglected his duties and soon let the kingdom fall into ruins.
Any woman with affection for Asian art will love a gift of this Chinese proverb calligraphy on a wall scroll.
She will melt in your arms as you tell her the meaning of these characters.
Contained in this phrase is a reference to the most beautiful woman in Chinese history. Her name was Xi Shi, and she was known to have good looks that need not have fine robes or makeup. Her charms were so powerful that she brought down an entire kingdom (in a successful effort to bring honor and pride back to her people).
情人眼里出西施 is a great way to express that the woman in your life is your one love.
西施 is the Chinese title for Xishi, who lived around 450 BC. She was a famous Chinese beauty, perhaps the foremost of the Four Beauties (四大美女). She was given by King Gou Jian of the Yue Kingdom as a concubine to the King of Wu. This was part of an elaborate plan to destroy the Wu Kingdom - and it worked.
Note: In Japanese, this can be an unrelated given name, Seishi. Though the Xishi story is somewhat known in Japan.
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Below are some entries from our dictionary that may match your xi shi search...
Characters If shown, 2nd row is Simp. Chinese |
Pronunciation Romanization |
Simple Dictionary Definition |
Variations: |
shii; shii; shii(sk); shii(sk) / shi; shi; shi(sk); shi(sk) しーっ; シーッ; しー(sk); シー(sk) |
(interjection) (1) shh!; shush!; hush!; (interjection) (2) shoo!; scram! |
史思明 see styles |
shǐ sī míng shi3 si1 ming2 shih ssu ming shishimei / shishime ししめい |
Shi Siming (703-761), military colleague of An Lushan 安祿山|安禄山[An1 Lu4 shan1], participated in the 755-763 An-Shi Rebellion 安史之亂|安史之乱[An1 Shi3 zhi1 Luan4] (person) Shi Shimei (?-761) |
〸 see styles |
shí shi2 shih shii / shi シー |
ten; 10 (numeric) ten (chi: shí); (personal name) Yokotate |
支 see styles |
zhī zhi1 chih shi し |
to support; to sustain; to erect; to raise; branch; division; to draw money; classifier for rods such as pens and guns, for army divisions and for songs or compositions (abbreviation) (obsolete) (See 支那) China; (surname) Shi A branch; to branch, put off, pay, advance. |
椎 see styles |
zhuī zhui1 chui shii; shii / shi; shi しい; シイ |
(bound form) vertebra (kana only) any beech tree of genus Castanopsis; chinquapin; chinkapin; (female given name) Shiina A hammer, especially for a gong, etc.; idem 槌. |
cc see styles |
shii shii; shiishii(sk) / shi shi; shishi(sk) シー・シー; シーシー(sk) |
(1) {internet} (See カーボンコピー) cc (email); carbon copy; (2) cubic centimeter; cubic centimetre; milliliter; millilitre |
四支 see styles |
sì zhī si4 zhi1 ssu chih shi shi |
four constituents [of meditation] |
寂師 寂师 see styles |
jí shī ji2 shi1 chi shih Jaku Shi |
Ji Shi |
次至 see styles |
cì zhì ci4 zhi4 tz`u chih tzu chih shi shi |
next, one arrives to |
羊蹄 see styles |
gishigishi; youtei; shinone(ok); shi(ok); gishigishi / gishigishi; yote; shinone(ok); shi(ok); gishigishi ぎしぎし; ようてい; しのね(ok); し(ok); ギシギシ |
(kana only) Japanese dock (Rumex japonicus); (place-name) Yōtei |
蘇軾 苏轼 see styles |
sū shì su1 shi4 su shih soshoku そしょく |
Su Shi (1037-1101), aka Su Dongpo 蘇東坡|苏东坡[Su1 Dong1 po1], Song dynasty writer, calligrapher and public official, one of the Three Su's 三蘇|三苏[San1 Su1] and one of the Eight Giants of Tang and Song Prose 唐宋八大家[Tang2 Song4 Ba1 Da4 jia1] (person) Su Shi (Chinese writer, 1036-1101 CE) |
bcc see styles |
bii shii shii; biishiishii(sk) / bi shi shi; bishishi(sk) ビー・シー・シー; ビーシーシー(sk) |
{comp} (See ブラインドカーボンコピー) bcc (email); blind carbon copy |
CCD see styles |
shii shii dii; shiishiidii(sk) / shi shi di; shishidi(sk) シー・シー・ディー; シーシーディー(sk) |
{comp} CCD; charge-coupled device |
CFC see styles |
shii efu shii; shiiefushii(sk) / shi efu shi; shiefushi(sk) シー・エフ・シー; シーエフシー(sk) |
(1) (See クロロフルオロカーボン) chlorofluorocarbon; CFC; (2) Common Fund for Commodities; CFC |
CQC see styles |
shii kyuu shii; shiikyuushii(sk) / shi kyu shi; shikyushi(sk) シー・キュー・シー; シーキューシー(sk) |
(kana only) (See 近接格闘) close quarters combat; CQC |
CTC see styles |
shii tii shii; shiitiishii(sk) / shi ti shi; shitishi(sk) シー・ティー・シー; シーティーシー(sk) |
centralized traffic control (centralised); CTC |
LCC see styles |
eru shii shii; erushiishii(sk) / eru shi shi; erushishi(sk) エル・シー・シー; エルシーシー(sk) |
low-cost carrier; LCC |
ECCS see styles |
ii shii shii esu; iishiishiiesu(sk) / i shi shi esu; ishishiesu(sk) イー・シー・シー・エス; イーシーシーエス(sk) |
emergency core cooling system; ECCS |
HCFC see styles |
eichi shii efu shii; eichishiiefushii(sk); ecchishiiefushii(sk) / echi shi efu shi; echishiefushi(sk); ecchishiefushi(sk) エイチ・シー・エフ・シー; エイチシーエフシー(sk); エッチシーエフシー(sk) |
(See ハイドロクロロフルオロカーボン) hydrochlorofluorocarbon; HCFC |
東施效顰 东施效颦 see styles |
dōng shī xiào pín dong1 shi1 xiao4 pin2 tung shih hsiao p`in tung shih hsiao pin |
lit. Dong Shi imitates Xi Shi's frown (idiom); fig. to mimick sb's idiosyncrasies but make a fool of oneself |
Variations: |
shii; shii / shi; shi しーっ; シーッ |
(interjection) (1) shhh! (sound used when getting someone to shut up); (interjection) (2) shoo! (sound used to drive animals away) |
至 see styles |
zhì zhi4 chih shi し |
More info & calligraphy: Best(prefix) (See 自・2) to (a place); until (a time); (female given name) Michi Reach, arrive at; utmost, perfect. |
風 风 see styles |
fēng feng1 feng fuu / fu ふう |
More info & calligraphy: Wind(adj-na,n,n-suf) (1) method; manner; way; style; (adj-na,n,n-suf) (2) appearance; air; (adj-na,n,n-suf) (3) tendency; (adj-na,n,n-suf) (4) (See 六義・1) folk song (genre of the Shi Jing); (adj-na,n,n-suf) (5) (See 五大・1) wind (one of the five elements); (female given name) Fuwari vāyu. Wind, air; rumour, repute; custom; temper, lust. |
シー see styles |
shii / shi シー |
sea; (place-name) Die; Gee; Zee |
四無量心 四无量心 see styles |
sì wú liàng xīn si4 wu2 liang4 xin1 ssu wu liang hsin shi muryōshin |
More info & calligraphy: Brahmavihara - The Four Immeasurables |
し see styles |
shi シ |
(1) {music} ti (7th note of a major scale in movable-do solfège) (ita:); si; (2) {music} B (note in the fixed-do system) |
仕 see styles |
shì shi4 shih shi し |
to serve as an official; an official; the two chess pieces in Chinese chess guarding the "general" or "king" 將|将[jiang4] official; civil service; (given name) Tsukou |
伺 see styles |
sì si4 ssu shi うかがい |
to watch; to wait; to examine; to spy (1) call; visit; (2) inquiry; enquiry; question vicāra, 毘遮羅 Investigation, consideration, search for truth; to spy; wait on. |
使 see styles |
shǐ shi3 shih shi し |
to make; to cause; to enable; to use; to employ; to send; to instruct sb to do something; envoy; messenger (1) messenger; (2) (abbreviation) (See 検非違使) police and judicial chief (Heian and Kamakura periods); (3) {Buddh} (See 煩悩・2) klesha (polluting thoughts such as greed, hatred and delusion, which result in suffering); (female given name) Tsukasa To send; cause; a messenger; a pursuer, molester, lictor, disturber, troubler, intp. as 煩惱 kleśa, affliction, distress, worldly cares, vexations, and as consequent reincarnation. There are categories of 10, 16, 98, 112, and 128 such troublers, e. g. desire, hate, stupor, pride, doubt, erroneous views, etc., leading to painful results in future rebirths, for they are karma-messengers executing its purpose. Also 金剛童子 q. v. |
儻 傥 see styles |
tǎng tang3 t`ang tang shi |
if; unexpectedly disheartened |
The following table may be helpful for those studying Chinese or Japanese...
Title | Characters | Romaji (Romanized Japanese) | Various forms of Romanized Chinese | |
Adoring Love | 愛慕 爱慕 | ai bou / aibou / ai bo | ài mù / ai4 mu4 / ai mu / aimu | |
You are always a beauty in your lover’s eyes | 情人眼里出西施 | qíng rén yǎn lǐ chū xī shī qing2 ren2 yan3 li3 chu1 xi1 shi1 qing ren yan li chu xi shi qingrenyanlichuxishi | ch`ing jen yen li ch`u hsi shih chingjenyenlichuhsishih ching jen yen li chu hsi shih |
|
Xishi Xi Shi | 西施 | sei shi / seishi | xī shī / xi1 shi1 / xi shi / xishi | hsi shih / hsishih |
In some entries above you will see that characters have different versions above and below a line. In these cases, the characters above the line are Traditional Chinese, while the ones below are Simplified Chinese. |
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