粵

針zam1眼ngaan5

simp针眼
zam1 ngaan5zhēn yǎnzhēn yan

English

  1. eye of a needle
  2. (medicine) stye; hordeolum
  3. pinprick
  4. pinhole
  5. hordeolum, sty

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 眼瞼下一種皮脂腺既感染，眼瞼邊出現紅腫。即麥粒腫、霰粒腫。

Examples

  • 縫紉針個窿

    eye of a needle

Sources: cc-cedict, rime-cantonese, words.hk

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