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眉來眼去

简 眉来眼去 · 繁 眉來眼去
Mandarin · pinyin méi lái yǎn qù

Meanings

  1. (idiom) to make eyes; to exchange flirting glances with sb
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Characters in this entry

眉
méi · eyebrows; upper margin of book
來
lái · come, coming; return, returning
眼
yǎn · eye; eyelet, hole, opening
去
qù · go away, leave, depart
来
lái · come, coming; return, returning
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2–2–3–4 · mei2 lai2 yan3 qu4

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

mei4 loi4 ngaan5 heoi3

Cantonese word readings for 眉來眼去. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

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mei4 loi4 ngaan5 heoi3

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phrase

  1. (idiomatic) to make eyes at each other; to flirt with each other

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