明めい眸ぼう皓こう歯し

め

い

ぼ

う

こ

う

し

Meanings

1

expression, noun

starry eyes and beautiful white teeth

yojijukugo (four-character idiom)

A set phrase from classical Chinese poetry, used in literary Japanese to praise a woman's beauty, especially her clear, bright eyes and lovely smile. Rare in modern conversation; encountered mainly in historical or elegant writing.

彼かの女じょは

まるで

明めい

眸ぼう

皓こう

歯し

と

いう

言こと

葉ば

が

ぴったり

の

美び

人じん

だっ

た

。

She was a beauty who perfectly fit the phrase 'starry eyes and beautiful white teeth'.