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媚眼

媚眼

Chinese

		flatter; charm	eye
simp. and trad. (媚眼)		媚	眼

Noun

媚眼

an amorous and flirtatious glance, an ogle

Related terms

打媚眼

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): mèiyǎn

(Zhuyin): ㄇㄟˋ ㄧㄢˇ
Cantonese (Jyutping): mei⁶ ngaan⁵, mei⁴ ngaan⁵

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
  - Pinyin: mèiyǎn
  - Zhuyin: ㄇㄟˋ ㄧㄢˇ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: meyyean
  - IPA ^(key): /meɪ̯⁵¹ i̯ɛn²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: mei⁶ ngaan⁵, mei⁴ ngaan⁵
  - Yale: meih ngáahn, mèih ngáahn
  - Cantonese Pinyin: mei⁶ ngaan⁵, mei⁴ ngaan⁵
  - IPA ^(key): /mei̯²² ŋɑːn¹³/, /mei̯²¹ ŋɑːn¹³/
  - Note: mei4 ngaan5 - non-standard.