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Chili in the eyes

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Published: April 17th, 2023,
Last updated: April 17th, 2023

辣眼睛 – là yǎnjing – Chili in the eyes

A natal cleft, a tramp stamp, or a muffin top – sometimes our eyes have to put up with a lot from the people around us. Whenever your visual pain limits are tested again in day-to-day life and are leaving you speechless, simply resort to Chinese. As is often the case, Mandarin has delightfully vivid linguistic metaphors at the ready to parry such tasteful assaults on the retina.

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