二五眼

Chinese

		two	five	eye
simp. and trad. (二五眼)		二	五	眼

Etymology

Originally an opera term.

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): èrwǔyǎn

(Zhuyin): ㄦˋ ㄨˇ ㄧㄢˇ

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: èrwǔyǎn [Phonetic: èrwúyǎn]
  - Zhuyin: ㄦˋ ㄨˇ ㄧㄢˇ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: ellwuuyean
  - IPA ^(key): /ˀɤɻ⁵¹ u²¹⁴⁻³⁵ i̯ɛn²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
- (Standard Chinese, erhua-ed)⁺
  - Pinyin: èrwǔyǎnr [Phonetic: èrwúyǎnr]
  - Zhuyin: ㄦˋ ㄨˇ ㄧㄢˇㄦ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: ellwuuyeal
  - IPA ^(key): /ˀɤɻ⁵¹ u²¹⁴⁻³⁵ jɑɻ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

Adjective

二五眼

(colloquial) incompetent; inept; substandard; failing to notice the finer details

Noun

二五眼

(colloquial) one who is incompetent or inattentive to details

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