起眼

Chinese

		to rise; to raise; to get up	eye
simp. and trad. (起眼)		起	眼

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): qǐyǎn

(Zhuyin): ㄑㄧˇ ㄧㄢˇ
Cantonese (Jyutping): hei² ngaan⁵

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: qǐyǎn [Phonetic: qíyǎn]
  - Zhuyin: ㄑㄧˇ ㄧㄢˇ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chiiyean
  - IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕʰi²¹⁴⁻³⁵ i̯ɛn²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: hei² ngaan⁵
  - Yale: héi ngáahn
  - Cantonese Pinyin: hei² ngaan⁵
  - Guangdong Romanization: héi² ngan⁵
  - IPA ^(key): /hei̯³⁵ ŋɑːn¹³/

Adjective

起眼

attractive; outstanding; remarkable; impressive; eye-catching; striking
孩子眼 by Jinny Ng:

當我這情人已不起眼 [Literary Cantonese, trad.]
当我这情人已不起眼 [Literary Cantonese, simp.]
dong¹ ngo⁵ ze² cing⁴ jan⁴ ji⁵ bat¹ hei² ngaan⁵ [Jyutping]
When I, your girlfriend, is already not eye-catching

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