白眉赤眼

Mandarin · pinyin bái méi chì yǎn

Meanings

  1. for no reason (idiom)
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白
bái · white; pure, unblemished; bright
眉
méi · eyebrows; upper margin of book
赤
chì · red; bare; Kangxi radical 155
眼
yǎn · eye; eyelet, hole, opening
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2–2–4–3 · bai2 mei2 chi4 yan3

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baak6 mei4 cek3 ngaan5

Cantonese word readings for 白眉赤眼. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

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baak6 mei4 cek3 ngaan5

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