礙眼

See also: 碍眼

Chinese

		to hinder; to obstruct; to block	eye
trad. (礙眼)		礙	眼
simp. (碍眼)		碍	眼

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): àiyǎn

  (Zhuyin): ㄞˋ ㄧㄢˇ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): ngoi⁶ ngaan⁵
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): gāi-gán

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: àiyǎn
    • Zhuyin: ㄞˋ ㄧㄢˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: àiyǎn
    • Wade–Giles: ai⁴-yen³
    • Yale: ài-yǎn
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: ayyean
    • Palladius: айянь (ajjanʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ˀaɪ̯⁵¹ jɛn²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: ngoi⁶ ngaan⁵
    • Yale: ngoih ngáahn
    • Cantonese Pinyin: ngoi⁶ ngaan⁵
    • Guangdong Romanization: ngoi⁶ ngan⁵
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ŋɔːi̯²² ŋaːn¹³/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: General Taiwanese)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: gāi-gán
    • Tâi-lô: gāi-gán
    • Phofsit Daibuun: gaixgarn
    • IPA (Taipei): /ɡai³³⁻¹¹ ɡan⁵³/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /ɡai³³⁻²¹ ɡan⁴¹/

Adjective

礙眼

1. offensive to the eyes; being an eyesore
2. in the way (e.g. in front of two people whispering to each other); making others feel inconvenient or uncomfortable (by being in their presence)

   你在這裡很礙眼,趕快去做一些有用的事情吧! [MSC, trad.]
   你在这里很碍眼,赶快去做一些有用的事情吧! [MSC, simp.]

   nǐ zài zhèlǐ hěn àiyǎn, gǎnkuài qù zuò yīxiē yǒuyòng de shìqíng ba! [Pinyin]

   You are being a nuisance, go see whether you can make yourself useful somewhere else!

Synonyms

• (offensive to the eyes): (Hokkien) 礙目／碍目

Antonyms

• (antonym(s) of “offensive to the eyes”): 順眼／顺眼 (shùnyǎn), (Hokkien) 順目／顺目