明眸皓齒

简 明眸皓齿 · 繁 明眸皓齒
Mandarin · pinyin míng móu hào chǐ

Meanings

  1. to have bright eyes and white teeth
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明
míng · bright, light, brilliant; clear
眸
móu · pupil of eye; eye
皓
hào · bright, luminous; clear; hoary
齒
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齿
chǐ · teeth; gears, cogs; age; simplified form of the Kangxi radical 211
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2–2–4–3 · ming2 mou2 hao4 chi3

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

ming4 mau4 hou6 ci2

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ming4 mau4 hou6 ci2

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  1. (idiomatic) to have clear bright eyes and gleaming white teeth (describing a beauty)

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