猫眼 (貓眼)
māo yǎn
Pinyin

Definition

猫眼 (貓眼)
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māo yǎn
  1. peephole
  2. chrysoberyl

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

yǎn
  1. 1 eye
  2. 2 small hole
  3. 3 crux (of a matter)
  4. 4 classifier: 只 zhī
  5. 5 classifier: 双 shuāng
  6. 6 classifier for big hollow things (wells, stoves, pots etc)
yǎn lèi
  1. 1 tears
  2. 2 crying
  3. 3 classifier: 滴 dī
yǎn jing
  1. 1 eye
  2. 2 classifier: 只 zhī
  3. 3 classifier: 双 shuāng
yǎn shén
  1. 1 expression or emotion showing in one's eyes
  2. 2 meaningful glance
  3. 3 wink
  4. 4 eyesight (dialect)
yī yǎn
  1. 1 a glance
  2. 2 a quick look
  3. 3 a glimpse

Idioms (20)

一把眼泪一把鼻涕
yī bǎ yǎn lèi yī bǎ bí tì
  1. 1 with one's face covered in tears (idiom)
一板一眼
yī bǎn yī yǎn
  1. 1 lit. one strong beat and one weak beats in a measure of music (two beats in the bar) (idiom); fig. follow a prescribed pattern to the letter
  2. 2 scrupulous attention to detail
一板三眼
yī bǎn sān yǎn
  1. 1 lit. one strong beat and three weak beats in a measure of music (four beats in the bar) (idiom); fig. scrupulous attention to detail
一眼看穿
yī yǎn kàn chuān
  1. 1 to see through something at first glance (idiom)
一饱眼福
yī bǎo yǎn fú
  1. 1 to feast one's eyes on (idiom)

Sample Sentences

你这几天怎么总是顶着个熊猫眼上班?
nǐ zhè jǐtiān zěnme zǒngshì dǐng zhe gè xióngmāoyǎn shàngbān ?
Why have you always looked so tired the past few days?
要看情况。他们好像有一种工具,可以从猫眼里伸进去开锁。
yào kàn qíngkuàng 。tāmen hǎoxiàng yǒu yī zhǒng gōngjù ,kěyǐ cóng māoyǎn lǐ shēn jìnqu kāisuǒ 。
It depends on the situation. I think they have some kind of tool which you can insert through the peephole and unlock the door.
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他们阴气重,见不到太阳。所以脸色不好,都是绿的,而且都是熊猫眼。
tāmen yīnqì zhòng ,jiànbudào tàiyáng 。suǒyǐ liǎnsè bù hǎo ,dōu shì lǜ de ,érqiě dōu shì xióngmāoyǎn 。
They have a lot of negative energy, and they can't be exposed to the sun. So their faces are always green, and they have bags under their eyes.
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