眼挑針 (ngaan5 tiu1 zam1 | ) : stye, sty

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眼挑針

ngaan5 tiu1 zam1

stye, sty (abscess caused by bacterial infection of the glands on the edge of the eyelid)

Also 針眼, 麥粒腫

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

眼挑針

This word was added by wai ming on 3rd Apr 2010 13:30 and last edited on 4th Apr 2010 07:24

Characters in this word:

眼 ngaan5 - eye
挑 tiu1 tou1 - provoke; shoulder pole; choose
針 zam1 - needle; pin; probe; stitch

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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.]

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