翻白眼

翻白眼

Chinese

		flit about; translate; turn over	white of the eye; sclera; disdainful look
simp. and trad. (翻白眼)		翻	白眼

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): fānbáiyǎn

  (Zhuyin): ㄈㄢ ㄅㄞˊ ㄧㄢˇ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): faan¹ baak⁶ ngaan⁵
• Wu (Wiktionary): fe (T1) + baq nge (T5)

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Pinyin: fānbáiyǎn
    • Zhuyin: ㄈㄢ ㄅㄞˊ ㄧㄢˇ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: fanbairyean
    • IPA ^(key): /fän⁵⁵ paɪ̯³⁵ i̯ɛn²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
      
  • (Standard Chinese, erhua-ed)⁺
    • Pinyin: fānbáiyǎnr
    • Zhuyin: ㄈㄢ ㄅㄞˊ ㄧㄢˇㄦ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: fanbairyeal
    • IPA ^(key): /fän⁵⁵ paɪ̯³⁵ jɑɻ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: faan¹ baak⁶ ngaan⁵
    • Yale: fāan baahk ngáahn
    • Cantonese Pinyin: faan¹ baak⁹ ngaan⁵
    • Guangdong Romanization: fan¹ bag⁶ ngan⁵
    • IPA ^(key): /fäːn⁵⁵ päːk̚² ŋäːn¹³/
• Wu
  • (Shanghainese)
    • Wiktionary: fe (T1) + baq nge (T5)
    • IPA ^(key): /fe̞⁴⁴  b̻a̱ʔ¹¹ ŋe̞²³/

Verb

翻白眼

1. (colloquial) to roll one's eyes; to look at someone with disdain
2. (colloquial, humorous) to die

Synonyms

• (to roll one's eyes): (Min Nan) 反白仁, 吊白仁