貓眼

Chinese

		cat	eye
trad. (貓眼)		貓	眼
simp. (猫眼)		猫	眼

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): māoyǎn

(Zhuyin): ㄇㄠㄧㄢˇ
Cantonese (Jyutping): maau¹ ngaan⁵

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: māoyǎn
  - Zhuyin: ㄇㄠㄧㄢˇ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: mhauyean
  - IPA ^(key): /mɑʊ̯⁵⁵ i̯ɛn²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
- (Standard Chinese, erhua-ed) (貓兒眼／猫儿眼)⁺
  - Pinyin: māoryǎn
  - Zhuyin: ㄇㄠㄦㄧㄢˇ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: mhaulyean
  - IPA ^(key): /maʊɻʷ⁵⁵ i̯ɛn²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: maau¹ ngaan⁵
  - Yale: māau ngáahn
  - Cantonese Pinyin: maau¹ ngaan⁵
  - Guangdong Romanization: mao¹ ngan⁵
  - IPA ^(key): /mɑːu̯⁵⁵ ŋɑːn¹³/

Noun

貓眼

(mineralogy) cat's eye
(colloquial) spyhole; peephole

Synonyms

(cat's eye): 貓睛／猫睛
(spyhole): 貓睛／猫睛

Derived terms

貓眼石／猫眼石

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