白鴿眼
Chinese
editwhite pigeon | eye | ||
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trad. (白鴿眼) | 白鴿 | 眼 | |
simp. (白鸽眼) | 白鸽 | 眼 |
Pronunciation
edit- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: baak6 gaap3 ngaan5
- Yale: baahk gaap ngáahn
- Cantonese Pinyin: baak9 gaap8 ngaan5
- Guangdong Romanization: bag6 gab3 ngan5
- Sinological IPA (key): /paːk̚² kaːp̚³ ŋaːn¹³/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Idiom
edit白鴿眼
- (Cantonese) to look down on the lower class as inferior; to be arrogant
Synonyms
edit- 狗眼看人低 (gǒuyǎn kàn rén dī)