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› 眼
眼
ngaan5
Mandarin: yan3
noun
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eye
noun
Words containing 眼
龍眼
lung4
ngaan5
the longan – a succulent fruit. Mand. also: 桂圓
愁眉鎖眼
sau4
mei4
so2
ngaan5
with knitted brows and lowered eyes
眼超超
ngaan5
ciu1
ciu1
staring
畀眼睇
bei2
ngaan5
tai2
wait and see; shall see
眼福
ngaan5
fuk1
the good luck of seeing sth. rare
眼痛
ngaan5
tung3
to have eye pain (ophthalmalgia, ophthalmodynia)
轉下眼
zyun2
haa6
ngaan5
in the twinkling of an eye
一個心眼兒
jat1
go3
sam1
ngaan5
ji4
have one's heart set on sth; devotedly; stubbornly; be of one mind
䁪下眼
zaam2
haa5
ngaan5
in the blink of an eye
插眼
caap3
ngaan5
to poke one's eyes with fingers [colloquial]
好眼
hou2
ngaan5
good eyes, sharp eyes
打雀咁眼
daa2
zoek3
gam2
ngaan5
to look intently and fixatedly; looking with concentration; gawking [colloquial]
熊貓眼
hung4
maau1
ngaan5
having raccoon eyes (dark circles)
眼前
ngaan5
cin4
before one's eyes; now; at present; at the moment
眼坦坦
ngaan5
taan2
taan2
to look on in despair and with frustration
眼大肚子小
ngaan5
daai6
tou5
zi2
siu2
(idiom) to bite off more than you can chew, to be greedy (for food), to be a glu
合眼
hap6
ngaan5
close eyes
四眼婆
sei3
ngaan5
po4
old lady wearing glasses (slang)
沒心眼
mut6
sam1
ngaan5
(derogatory) inconsiderate
四眼
sei3
ngaan5
with spectacles; one who wears glasses; lit. "four-eyes"
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