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
simp. and trad. (望眼欲穿)		望	眼	欲	穿
alt. 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

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: wàngyǎnyùchuān
  - Zhuyin: ㄨㄤˋ ㄧㄢˇ ㄩˋ ㄔㄨㄢ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: wanqyeanyiwchuan
  - IPA ^(key): /u̯ɑŋ⁵¹ i̯ɛn²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ y⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʰu̯a̠n⁵⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: mong⁶ ngaan⁵ juk⁶ cyun¹
  - Yale: mohng ngáahn yuhk chyūn
  - Cantonese Pinyin: mong⁶ ngaan⁵ juk⁹ tsyn¹
  - Guangdong Romanization: mong⁶ ngan⁵ yug⁶ qun¹
  - IPA ^(key): /mɔːŋ²² ŋɑːn¹³ jʊk̚² t͡ɕʰyːn⁵⁵/

Idiom

望眼欲穿

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

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