Tā de cáihuá zhōngyú dédào le píngwěi de chuíqīng.
His talent finally earned the judges' appreciation.
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垂青 comes from an old custom: looking at someone with eyes wide and the pupil (the dark 'blue-black' center) directed downward (垂, 'to hang down') was a sign of favorable attention. 青 refers to the dark iris.
