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眼挑針
  ngaan5 tiu1 zam1   jyutping
stye, sty (abscess caused by bacterial infection of the glands on the edge of the eyelid)

More commonly encountered are 針眼, .
noun

Level: 3
This term is used in Cantonese, not Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.
眼挑針

This word has been viewed 5966 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by wai ming on 3rd Apr 2010 13:30 and last edited on 2nd Jun 2013 18:58
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Characters in this word:

 ngaan5  -  eye
 tiu1  -  poke; provoke; shoulder pole; choose
 zam1  -  needle; injection; stitich; acupuncture

Showing 1 example containing 眼挑針
detail 唔好偷𥊙人哋沖涼如果唔係眼挑針  ?! 
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.]
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