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眼鏡
  ngaan5 geng3*2   jyutping
  yan3 jing4   pinyin
glasses; eyeglasses; spectacles; reading glasses

noun

Level: 1   Google Frequency: 4,860,000

This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.
眼鏡 / 眼镜

This word has been viewed 6238 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by claw on 20th Jul 2004 11:13 and last edited on 20th Nov 2016 14:21
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Characters in this word:

 ngaan5  -  eye
 geng3  -  mirror; lens

12 compounds containing this word:

眼鏡蛇 - (Asian) cobra
隱形眼鏡 - contact lense(s)
近視眼鏡 - nearsighted spectacles, long-distance glasses
安全眼鏡 - safety goggles
眼鏡店 - an optical shop
眼鏡公司 - an eyeglasses/eyewear shop
跌眼鏡 - to make a wrong prediction or an error of judgement (lit., "to drop glasses")
老花眼鏡 - reading glasses; bifocals
眼鏡蛇式 - [yoga] Bhujangasana, Cobra
Common Formations:
戴隱形眼鏡 - wear contact lenses
太陽眼鏡 - sunglasses
針孔眼鏡 - pinhole glasses; stenopeic glasses
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