剃眼眉

Chinese

		shave	eyebrow
simp. and trad. (剃眼眉)		剃	眼眉
Literally: “to shave someone's eyebrows”.

Pronunciation

• Cantonese (Jyutping): tai³ ngaan⁵ mei⁴

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• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: tai³ ngaan⁵ mei⁴
    • Yale: tai ngáahn mèih
    • Cantonese Pinyin: tai³ ngaan⁵ mei⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: tei³ ngan⁵ méi⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /tʰɐi̯³³ ŋaːn¹³ mei̯²¹/

Verb

剃⫽眼眉 (verb-object)

1. (Cantonese) to harm someone's reputation; to make someone lose face; to shame someone