火眼金睛

Mandarin · pinyin huǒ yǎn jīn jīng

Meanings

  1. piercing eyes
  2. discerning eyes
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火
huǒ · fire, flame; burn; anger, rage
眼
yǎn · eye; eyelet, hole, opening
金
jīn · gold; metals in general; money; Kangxi radical 167
睛
jīng · eyeball; pupil of eye
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3–3–1–1 · huo3 yan3 jin1 jing1

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

fo2 ngaan5 gam1 zing1

Cantonese word readings for 火眼金睛. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

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fo2 ngaan5 gam1 zing1

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