慈眉善眼

Mandarin · pinyin cí méi shàn yǎn

Meanings

  1. see 慈眉善目 cí méi shàn mù
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慈
cí · kind, charitable, benevolent
眉
méi · eyebrows; upper margin of book
善
shàn · good, virtuous, charitable, kind
眼
yǎn · eye; eyelet, hole, opening
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2–2–4–3 · ci2 mei2 shan4 yan3

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ci4 mei4 sin6 ngaan5

Cantonese word readings for 慈眉善眼. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

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ci4 mei4 sin6 ngaan5

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