眼 (ngaan5 | yan3 ) : eye

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眼

ngaan5

yan3

[1] eye; ocular; look; glance
[2] tiny hole; aperture
[3] salient point; insight
[4] trap (in chess)
[5] unaccented beat (in opera)
[6] [粵] classifier for needle, nail, lamp, etc
[7] [國] classifier for a well/spring
[8] [粵] eyesight

(Classifier(s): 隻, 雙)

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Stroke count: 11

Level: 2

Radical: 目 (#109)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

眼

Don't confuse with:
眠

This word has been viewed 31249 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 11th Oct 2009 15:15

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眼鏡 ngaan5 geng3*2 yan3 jing4 = glasses; eyeglasses; spectacles

眼睛 ngaan5 zing1 yan3 jing5 = the eyes 國

蛇頭鼠眼 se4 tau4 syu2 ngaan5 = shifty-eyed; wily-looking 粵

四眼仔 sei3 ngaan5 zai2 = four-eyes 粵

眼瞓 ngaan5 fan3 yan3 kun4 = sleepy 粵

眼紅 ngaan5 hung4 yan3 hong2 = jealous; furious

腳眼 goek3 ngaan5 = ankle 粵

開眼 hoi1 ngaan5 kai1 yan3 = to begin a performance or movie

入眼 jap6 ngaan5 ru4 yan3 = pleasing to the eye

眼袋 ngaan5 doi6*2 = bags under the eyes
See all 286 compounds (CantoDict reports 295 compounds in total, but some may be Common Formations)

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咪咁眼闊肚窄，重有好多餸；慢慢啲食！粵
Don't be so greedy, there's still a lot of food; eat slower!

眨下眼又幾年粵
Several years flew by in the blink of an eye.

鉗實眼釘掹出嚟粵
Grip the nail tight and pull it out.
[眼 is the classifier for 釘 (nail).]

邊個叫佢眼高手低吖；無論佢嘅目標有幾崇高，佢都冇能力去做嘅。粵
It's such a pity that no matter how big his aims are, he hasn't the ability to see them through.

唔好用啲咁僻嘅字眼! 粵
Don't use such uncommon wording!

眼矋矋咁望實我想點？粵
Why are you looking at me with those staring eyes?

荔枝過造後至到龍眼旺季
The peak season for longans to come on sale is after the lychees.

還帶著睡眼惺忪的小學生在路旁等校車。國
The sleepy-eyed students are waiting for the school bus by the road.

瞓醒覺,捽一捽對矇忪嘅睡眼. 粵
Rubbing a pair of sleepy eyes after waking up.

呢啲手板眼見功夫你好快就會學識粵
It will not take long before you learn how to do such simple jobs.

今次環遊世界令我大開眼界粵
Traveling around the world really expanded my horizons.

靚女一上車，小巴上嘅麻甩仔都打雀噉眼望住佢粵
The sleazy guys on the minibus were gawking at the pretty girl the moment she boards

我眼尾有好多條魚尾紋粵
I have a lot of crow's feet(wrinkles) at the corner of my eyes.

我眼尾見到有人喺門口行過粵
I saw someone walked passed the door out from the corner of my eyes

唔好偷𥊙人哋沖涼，如果唔係會生眼挑針！粵 ?!
Don't spy on people when they are showering, otherwise you'll get a stye!
[There is an old wives' tale linking styes to spying on people when they are bathing.]

我嗰陣時親眼見到隻獅子喺動物園嗰度衝咗出嚟粵
With my own eyes, I saw a lion come charging out of the zoo!
[Lit. I that time own-eyes see-arrive [counter] lion at zoo that-place zoom-already out come 出嚟 implies that you're standing outside of the zoo, because the lion's coming towards you 咗 implies the lion's already outside the zoo gate (completed)]

雖然你老公喺出便嫖賭飲吹，但至少佢識賺錢返嚟養家，你咪冇眼屎乾淨盲囉粵
Despite all the vices outside, your husband brings home money to support the family, you should just pretend you don't know and choose to be happy.

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粵 : This term is used in Cantonese, not Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.
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