饱眼福

飽眼福

bǎoyǎnfú

idiom #56,539

Meanings

1 to feast one's eyes on something
2 to enjoy a visual treat
3 to get one's fill of looking

Characters

full / satiated

blessing / luck

Examples

在博物馆里我们大饱眼福。

Zài bówùguǎn lǐ wǒmen dà bǎo yǎnfú.

We feasted our eyes at the museum.

这场烟花表演让观众饱了眼福。

Zhè chǎng yānhuā biǎoyǎn ràng guānzhòng bǎole yǎnfú.

The fireworks display gave the audience a real visual feast.

Tips

usage

饱 (bǎo, full) + 眼福 (yǎnfú, lit. 'eye luck' = the privilege of seeing something rare). Often intensified as 大饱眼福 (dà bǎo yǎnfú, 'have a great visual feast'). Parallel forms: 饱口福 (food), 饱耳福 (music).

Stroke Order

饱 bǎo

眼 yǎn

福 fú