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Bright teeth and bright eyes, a Chinese idiom, Pinyin is h à och à m í NGM ó u, which means white teeth and bright eyes. It describes a woman's beautiful appearance and also refers to a beautiful woman. From Luo Shen Fu.

Idiom explanation

Hao: white appearance; Mou: eyeballs, generally referring to eyes.

The origin of Idioms

Luo Shen Fu written by Cao Zhi of the Three Kingdoms states: "red lips are bright outside, white teeth are fresh inside, bright eyes are good at gazing, dimples are complementary to power."

Idiom usage

To describe a woman's beauty. My colleague Xiao Zhang has bright teeth and bright eyes.