媚眼

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Chinese

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

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): mèiyǎn

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

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: mèiyǎn
  - Zhuyin: ㄇㄟˋ ㄧㄢˇ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: mèiyǎn
  - Wade–Giles: mei⁴-yen³
  - Yale: mèi-yǎn
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: meyyean
  - Palladius: мэйянь (mɛjjanʹ)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /meɪ̯⁵¹ jɛn²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
- (Standard Chinese, erhua-ed)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: mèiyǎnr
  - Zhuyin: ㄇㄟˋ ㄧㄢˇㄦ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: mèiyǎnr
  - Wade–Giles: mei⁴-yen³-ʼrh
  - Yale: mèi-yǎnr
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: meyyeal
  - Palladius: мэйяньр (mɛjjanʹr)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /meɪ̯⁵¹ jɑɻ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
  - Jyutping: mei⁶ ngaan⁵ / mei⁴ ngaan⁵
  - Yale: meih ngáahn / mèih ngáahn
  - Cantonese Pinyin: mei⁶ ngaan⁵ / mei⁴ ngaan⁵
  - Guangdong Romanization: méi⁶ ngan⁵ / méi⁴ ngan⁵
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /mei̯²² ŋaːn¹³/, /mei̯²¹ ŋaːn¹³/
  - Homophones:
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    媚眼
    眉眼

Note: mei4 ngaan5 - non-standard.

Noun

媚眼

amorous and flirtatious glance; ogle; seductive eyes

Derived terms

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