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title: "Yanguang Meaning: 眼光 (yǎnguāng) Means “eye for something”"
description: "眼光 (yǎnguāng) means “eye for something; vision; judgment”. Hear its tones, see what 眼 and 光 each mean and a real sentence that uses it."
canonical: "https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/yanguang"
published: "2026-10-21"
updated: "2026-11-06"
author: "Mandarin The Wild"
---

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# What does 眼光 mean?

猫头鹰māotóuyīngowl

眼光 yǎnguāng

## eye for something; vision; judgment

## It can also mean

- gaze; look
- way of looking at things; viewpoint
- taste; eye (for things); judgement

## Its characters

1. 眼 yǎn eye
2. 光 guāng light

## In a sentence

她看古董的眼光很好。 She has an eye for antiques.

据说伯乐本名孙阳，因为他看马的**眼光**实在太准，人们就用天上专门管理马匹的星官“伯乐”来称呼他。

From [伯乐和千里马 · Bole and the thousand-li horse (伯乐相马)](https://mandarinthewild.com/library/read/bole-and-the-thousand-li-horse#library-word-342-344)

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## More words with 眼 or 光

- [曝光 bàoguāng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/baoguang)
- [闭眼入 bìyǎnrù](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/biyanru)
- [不光 bùguāng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/buguang)
- [灯光 dēngguāng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/dengguang)
- [发光 fāguāng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/faguang)
- [风光 fēngguāng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/fengguang)
- [光滑 guānghuá](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/guanghua)
- [光辉 guānghuī](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/guanghui)
- [光临 guānglín](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/guanglin)
- [光芒 guāngmáng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/guangmang)

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