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

HSK 5

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.

HSK 7-9

这场烟花表演让观众饱了眼福。

Zhè chǎng yānhuā biǎoyǎn ràng guānzhòng bǎo le 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