A classical Chinese line for “You are beautiful”

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巧笑倩兮，美目盼兮。

Qiǎo xiào qiàn xī, měi mù pàn xī.

Close English reading

Her charming smile is lovely; her beautiful eyes glance brightly.

Plain meaningYour smile and your eyes are captivating.

SourceAnonymous · Pre-Qin China · Shuo Ren (The Stately Lady)
The Book of Songs

Why it fitsIt praises beauty through expression and presence rather than a flat statement about appearance.

Original context and translation note

手如柔荑，肤如凝脂，领如蝤蛴，齿如瓠犀。巧笑倩兮，美目盼兮。

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云想衣裳花想容，春风拂槛露华浓。

Yún xiǎng yī shang huā xiǎng róng, chūn fēng fú jiàn lù huá nóng.

Close English reading

Clouds would borrow her robes and flowers her face; spring wind brushes the railing, and the dew glows richly.

Plain meaningHer beauty calls to mind clouds, blossoms, spring wind, and luminous dew.

SourceLi Bai · Tang dynasty · Qingping Tune, No. 1
Complete Tang Poems

Why it fitsLi Bai turns praise into a scene of clouds, flowers, spring air, and light.

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云想衣裳花想容，春风拂槛露华浓。

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北方有佳人，绝世而独立。

Běi fāng yǒu jiā rén, jué shì ér dú lì.

Close English reading

In the north there is a beautiful woman, peerless and standing alone.

Plain meaningShe is strikingly beautiful and entirely her own.

SourceLi Yannian · Han dynasty · Song of Li Yannian
Book of Han, Biographies of Imperial Relatives

Why it fitsThe line joins exceptional beauty with an independent, unforgettable presence.

Original context and translation note

北方有佳人，绝世而独立。一顾倾人城，再顾倾人国。

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巧笑倩兮，美目盼兮。

云想衣裳花想容，春风拂槛露华浓。

北方有佳人，绝世而独立。

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