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Mandarin · Pinyin
- yǎn
English
- eye
- eye (CL:隻|只[zhi1],雙|双[shuang1])
- (noun) 1. the unit of needles; 2. eyesight
- glance; glimpse; usually used with 一 jat1
- measure word for needles, pools, lamps and wells
- eye
- eyelet, hole, opening
- (often used with 一[yi1]) a look; a glance
- weak beat in traditional Chinese music
- hole; aperture
- small hole
- (bound form) salient point
- classifier for wells, cave-dwellings etc
粵語
- 指好快咁睇一樣嘢呢個動作,通常同「一」連用
- 針、池塘、燈、井嘅量詞
- 將光變成訊號俾大腦處理嘅視覺器官(量詞:隻/對/雙)
- 喺中樂,指弱嘅節拍,又稱「叮」,同強拍(稱為「板」)相對
- 窿
As a component in
Words containing 眼
- 起眼hei2 ngaan5
to catch one's eye (usu. used in the negative)
- 眼紅ngaan5 hung4
to covet
- 雞眼gai1 ngaan5
corn (callus on the foot)
- 天眼tin1 ngaan5
nickname of the FAST radio telescope (in Guizhou)
- 眼屎ngaan5 si2
sleep (dried mucus in the corner of the eye)
- 眼睛ngaan5 zing1
eye
- 眼前ngaan5 cin4
before one's eyes
- 眼中ngaan5 zung1
in (sb's) eyes
- 眼鏡ngaan5 geng2
spectacles
- 眼淚ngaan5 leoi6
tear; teardrop
- 眼光ngaan5 gwong1
gaze
- 一眼jat1 ngaan5
a glance
- 眼神ngaan5 san4
expression or emotion showing in one's eyes
- 眼看ngaan5 hon3
soon
- 眼見ngaan5 gin3
to see with one's own eyes
- 親眼can1 ngaan5
with one's own eyes
- 字眼zi6 ngaan5
wording
- 眼球ngaan5 kau4
eyeball
- 眼下ngaan5 haa6
now; at present
- 屁眼pei3 ngaan5
anus
- 眼界ngaan5 gaai3
(lit. and fig.) field of vision; scope; horizon
- 跌眼鏡dit3 ngaan5 geng2
to be taken aback
- 眼科ngaan5 fo1
(department of) ophthalmology
- 好眼hou2 ngaan5
good eyes, sharp eyes