賊眉賊眼

Chinese

		thief	eyebrow; upper margin	thief	eye
trad. (賊眉賊眼)		賊	眉	賊	眼
simp. (贼眉贼眼)		贼	眉	贼	眼

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): zéiméizéiyǎn

  (Zhuyin): ㄗㄟˊ ㄇㄟˊ ㄗㄟˊ ㄧㄢˇ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): caak⁶ mei⁴ caak⁶ ngaan⁵

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: zéiméizéiyǎn
    • Zhuyin: ㄗㄟˊ ㄇㄟˊ ㄗㄟˊ ㄧㄢˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: zéiméizéiyǎn
    • Wade–Giles: tsei²-mei²-tsei²-yen³
    • Yale: dzéi-méi-dzéi-yǎn
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tzeirmeitzeiryean
    • Palladius: цзэймэйцзэйянь (czɛjmɛjczɛjjanʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡seɪ̯³⁵ meɪ̯³⁵ t͡seɪ̯³⁵ jɛn²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: caak⁶ mei⁴ caak⁶ ngaan⁵
    • Yale: chaahk mèih chaahk ngáahn
    • Cantonese Pinyin: tsaak⁹ mei⁴ tsaak⁹ ngaan⁵
    • Guangdong Romanization: cag⁶ méi⁴ cag⁶ ngan⁵
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰaːk̚² mei̯²¹ t͡sʰaːk̚² ŋaːn¹³/

Idiom

賊眉賊眼

1. to look shifty or furtive; to look like a crook

Synonyms

• 賊眉鼠眼／贼眉鼠眼 (zéiméishǔyǎn)