頭暈眼花

简 头晕眼花 · 繁 頭暈眼花
Mandarin · pinyin tóu yūn yǎn huā

Meanings

  1. to faint with blurred vision (idiom); dizzy and eyes dimmed
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頭
tóu · head; top; chief, first; boss
暈
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眼
yǎn · eye; eyelet, hole, opening
花
huā · flower; blossoms
头
tóu · head; top; chief, first; boss
晕
yūn · halo in sky; fog; dizzy, faint
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2–1–3–1 · tou2 yun1 yan3 hua1

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

tau4 wan4 ngaan5 faa1

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tau4 wan4 ngaan5 faa1

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  1. (idiomatic) to feel dizzy with blurred vision

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