目め元もと千せん両りょう口くち元もと万まん両りょう

expression, noun, noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'

beautiful eyes and mouth

Idiomatic phrase praising a woman's facial features, especially her eyes and mouth, as being worth a fortune. Often used in a complimentary or poetic context.

See also: 目元千両

• 彼かの女じょは目め元もと千せん両りょう口くち元もと万まん両りょうと言いわれるほどの美び人じんだ。

  She is such a beauty that people say her eyes are worth a thousand ryō and her mouth ten thousand ryō.