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Etymology 1 edit

meat; flesh eye
simp. and trad.
(肉眼)
 
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Calque of Sanskrit मांसचक्षुस् (māṃsacakṣus, fleshy eye).

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Noun edit

肉眼

  1. naked eye
  2. the eyes of a layperson
  3. (Cantonese) () ribeye steak
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Sino-Xenic (肉眼):

Etymology 2 edit

meat; flesh eye
simp. and trad.
(肉眼)
alternative forms 龍眼龙眼
肉橌

Probably from 龍眼龙眼.

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Note:
  • nêg8 oin2 - Shantou;
  • nêg8 ain2 - Jieyang.

    Noun edit

    肉眼

    1. (Teochew) longan
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    Japanese edit

    Etymology 1 edit

    Kanji in this term
    にく
    Grade: 2
    がん
    Grade: 5
    goon kan’on
     肉眼 on Japanese Wikipedia

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    Noun edit

    (にく)(がん) (nikugan

    1. naked eye
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    Etymology 2 edit

    Kanji in this term
    にく
    Grade: 2
    げん
    Grade: 5
    goon

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    Noun edit

    (にく)(げん) (nikugen

    1. (esoteric Buddhism) normal sight in human beings
      Hypernym: 五眼 (gogen)
      Coordinate terms: 天眼 (tengen), 慧眼 (egen), 法眼 (hōgen), 仏眼 (butsugen)

    References edit

    1. ^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK Publishing, →ISBN
    2. ^ Yamada, Tadao et al., editors (2011), 新明解国語辞典 (in Japanese), Seventh edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
    3. 3.0 3.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN

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    Hanja in this term

    Noun edit

    肉眼 (yugan) (hangeul 육안)

    1. Hanja form? of 육안.