瞇瞇眼

See also: 眯眯眼

Chinese

		to squint	to squint	eye
trad. (瞇瞇眼)		瞇	瞇	眼
simp. (眯眯眼)		眯	眯	眼

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): mīmīyǎn

  (Zhuyin): ㄇㄧ ㄇㄧ ㄧㄢˇ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): mi¹ mi¹ ngaan⁵ / mei¹ mei¹ ngaan⁵

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: mīmīyǎn
    • Zhuyin: ㄇㄧ ㄇㄧ ㄧㄢˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: mimiyǎn
    • Wade–Giles: mi¹-mi¹-yen³
    • Yale: mī-mī-yǎn
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: mhimhiyean
    • Palladius: мимиянь (mimijanʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /mi⁵⁵ mi⁵⁵ jɛn²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: mi¹ mi¹ ngaan⁵ / mei¹ mei¹ ngaan⁵
    • Yale: mī mī ngáahn / mēi mēi ngáahn
    • Cantonese Pinyin: mi¹ mi¹ ngaan⁵ / mei¹ mei¹ ngaan⁵
    • Guangdong Romanization: mi¹ mi¹ ngan⁵ / méi¹ méi¹ ngan⁵
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /miː⁵⁵ miː⁵⁵ ŋaːn¹³/, /mei̯⁵⁵ mei̯⁵⁵ ŋaːn¹³/

Noun

瞇瞇眼

1. squinting eyes; considered as a racist caricature and gesture towards Asians