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眼 (ngaan5) — meaning, pronunciation, examples

眼 (ngaan5, yǎn) — (noun) 1. the unit of needles; 2. eyesight; small hole; crux (of a matter) M: 只zhī [只]; 双shuāng [双]; classifier for big hollow things (wells, stoves, pots etc) or needle, nail, lamp etc; eyelet; opening; aperture; salient point; insight; trap (in chess); unaccented beat (in opera)

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Usage

Level

beyond HSK

Related words

• 眼不見為乾淨 (ngaan5 bat1 gin3 wai4 gon1 zeng6) — (slang) things become clean and tidy when people don't see the mess
• 眼仔 (ngaan5 zai2) — webcam
• 眼仔碌碌 (ngaan5 zai2 luk1 luk1) — cute big round eyes (to describe big round eyes of babies)
• 眼光光 (ngaan5 gwong1 gwong1) — (adverb) to describe when someone is looking vacantly; gazing aimlessly; starin…
• 眼公仔 (ngaan5 gung1 zai2) — (noun) pupil (of the eye)
• 眼冤 (ngaan5 jyun1) — (adjective) disgusted by; unbearable to look at; to be offending to the eye; to…

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