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紅眼

简红眼 · 繁紅眼

Mandarin · pinyin hóng yǎn

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紅: hóng · red, vermillion; blush, flush
眼: yǎn · eye; eyelet, hole, opening
红: hóng · red, vermillion; blush, flush

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2–3 · hong2 yan3

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verb

to become infuriated; to see red
to be envious; to be jealous of

noun

(colloquial) acute infectious conjunctivitis
(Tianjin Mandarin) one's son's child (as opposed to one's daughter's child ― 白眼)

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