眉來眼去

See also: 眉来眼去

Chinese

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|- ! !eyebrow; upper margin !to come !eye !to go; to leave; to remove |- !trad. (眉來眼去) | 眉 | 來 | 眼 | 去 |- !simp. (眉来眼去) | 眉 | 来 | 眼 | 去 |}

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): méiláiyǎnqù

(Zhuyin): ㄇㄟˊ ㄌㄞˊ ㄧㄢˇ ㄑㄩˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): mei⁴ loi⁴ ngaan⁵ heoi³

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: méiláiyǎnqù
  - Zhuyin: ㄇㄟˊ ㄌㄞˊ ㄧㄢˇ ㄑㄩˋ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: meilaiyeanchiw
  - IPA ^(key): /meɪ̯³⁵ laɪ̯³⁵ i̯ɛn²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ t͡ɕʰy⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: mei⁴ loi⁴ ngaan⁵ heoi³
  - Yale: mèih lòih ngáahn heui
  - Cantonese Pinyin: mei⁴ loi⁴ ngaan⁵ hoey³
  - Guangdong Romanization: méi⁴ loi⁴ ngan⁵ hêu³
  - IPA ^(key): /mei̯²¹ lɔːi̯²¹ ŋɑːn¹³ hɵy̯³³/

Idiom

眉來眼去

to make eyes at each other; to flirt with each other

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