媚眼

Chinese

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

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): mèiyǎn

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

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: mèiyǎn
  - Zhuyin: ㄇㄟˋ ㄧㄢˇ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: meyyean
  - IPA ^(key): /meɪ̯⁵¹ i̯ɛn²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
- (Standard Chinese, erhua-ed)⁺
  - Pinyin: mèiyǎnr
  - Zhuyin: ㄇㄟˋ ㄧㄢˇㄦ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: meyyeal
  - IPA ^(key): /meɪ̯⁵¹ jɑɻ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)
  - Jyutping: mei⁶ ngaan⁵, mei⁴ ngaan⁵
  - Yale: meih ngáahn, mèih ngáahn
  - Cantonese Pinyin: mei⁶ ngaan⁵, mei⁴ ngaan⁵
  - Guangdong Romanization: méi⁶ ngan⁵, méi⁴ ngan⁵
  - 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

打媚眼
拋媚眼／抛媚眼 (pāomèiyǎn)

飛媚眼／飞媚眼

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