狗眼

狗眼

Chinese

		dog	eye
simp. and trad. (狗眼)		狗	眼

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): gǒuyǎn

  (Zhuyin): ㄍㄡˇ ㄧㄢˇ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): gau² ngaan⁵

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Pinyin: gǒuyǎn [Phonetic: góuyǎn]
    • Zhuyin: ㄍㄡˇ ㄧㄢˇ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: goouyean
    • IPA ^(key): /koʊ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ i̯ɛn²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: gau² ngaan⁵
    • Yale: gáu ngáahn
    • Cantonese Pinyin: gau² ngaan⁵
    • Guangdong Romanization: geo² ngan⁵
    • IPA ^(key): /kɐu̯³⁵ ŋäːn¹³/

Noun

狗眼

1. dog's eyes
2. (slang) (my) fragile eyes

   亮瞎了我的狗眼  ―  liàng xiā le wǒ de gǒuyǎn  ―  so bright or excellent that my delicate eyes have become blind (slang)

Derived terms

狗眼看人低

鈦合金狗眼／钛合金狗眼