望眼欲穿

Chinese

		to gaze; look towards	eye	will; going to	to bore through; pierce; perforate to bore through; pierce; perforate; penetrate; pass through; to dress; to wear; to put on; to thread
trad. (望眼欲穿)		望	眼	欲	穿
simp. #(望眼欲穿)		望	眼	欲	穿
alternative forms		望眼穿 望眼將穿／望眼将穿
Literally: “one's eyes are nearly worn out looking for someone”.

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): wàngyǎnyùchuān

  (Zhuyin): ㄨㄤˋ ㄧㄢˇ ㄩˋ ㄔㄨㄢ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): mong⁶ ngaan⁵ juk⁶ cyun¹

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: wàngyǎnyùchuān
    • Zhuyin: ㄨㄤˋ ㄧㄢˇ ㄩˋ ㄔㄨㄢ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: wàngyǎnyùchuan
    • Wade–Giles: wang⁴-yen³-yü⁴-chʻuan¹
    • Yale: wàng-yǎn-yù-chwān
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: wanqyeanyuhchuan
    • Palladius: ванъяньюйчуань (vanʺjanʹjujčuanʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /wɑŋ⁵¹ jɛn²¹⁴⁻²¹ y⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʰu̯än⁵⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: mong⁶ ngaan⁵ juk⁶ cyun¹
    • Yale: mohng ngáahn yuhk chyūn
    • Cantonese Pinyin: mong⁶ ngaan⁵ juk⁹ tsyn¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: mong⁶ ngan⁵ yug⁶ qun¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /mɔːŋ²² ŋaːn¹³ jʊk̚² t͡sʰyːn⁵⁵/

Idiom

望眼欲穿

1. eagerly looking forward to meeting a dear one; expect to see someone who never comes

1. 對望眼欲穿的家人來說，這真是個快樂的團圓。 [MSC, trad.]
   对望眼欲穿的家人来说，这真是个快乐的团圆。 [MSC, simp.]

   Duì wàngyǎnyùchuān de jiārén lái shuō, zhè zhēnshì ge kuàiyuè de tuányuán. [Pinyin]

   It was the happy reunion her family had been longing for.