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眼
ngaan5
Mandarin: yan3
noun
Definitions
  1. 1 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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