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生螆貓入眼
saang1 zi1 maau1 jap6 ngaan5
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take a fancy to sb (who could be unattractive); be infatuated with sb at first sight; eye sb up passionately [synonym] 情人眼裡出西施 1. 生螆貓入眼 is the first part of a two-part allegorical saying that has 色迷迷 as the hidden part. The first part literally means "a cat with ringworm gets into one's eyes". The second part 色迷迷 means "lustfully".
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This word has been viewed 2122 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by bybell on 27th Jul 2007 19:57 and last edited on 16th Jan 2017 03:18 |
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Characters in this word:生 saang1 sang1 - born; grow; life; alive; unripe螆 zi1 - ringworm; mosquito 貓 maau1 - cat 入 jap6 - enter 眼 ngaan5 - eye |
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