眉頭眼額

眉頭眼額

Chinese

		brows; forehead	eye	volume; amount; quantity volume; amount; quantity; forehead; quota
trad. (眉頭眼額)		眉頭	眼	額
simp. (眉头眼额)		眉头	眼	额
Literally: “brows, eyes and forehead”.

Pronunciation

• Cantonese (Jyutping): mei⁴ tau⁴ ngaan⁵ ngaak⁶

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• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: mei⁴ tau⁴ ngaan⁵ ngaak⁶
    • Yale: mèih tàuh ngáahn ngaahk
    • Cantonese Pinyin: mei⁴ tau⁴ ngaan⁵ ngaak⁹
    • Guangdong Romanization: méi⁴ teo⁴ ngan⁵ ngag⁶
    • IPA ^(key): /mei̯²¹ tʰɐu̯²¹ ŋäːn¹³ ŋäːk̚²/

Noun

眉頭眼額

1. (Cantonese) facial expressions (as an indication of the person's mood)

   識睇人眉頭眼額 [Cantonese, trad.]
   识睇人眉头眼额 [Cantonese, simp.]

   sik¹ tai² jan⁴ mei⁴ tau⁴ ngaan⁵ ngaak⁶ [Jyutping]

   to be sensitive to the feelings of others

See also

• 眉眼高低