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丹鳳眼

简丹凤眼 · 繁丹鳳眼

Mandarin · pinyin dān fèng yǎn

red phoenix eyes (eyes whose outer corners incline upwards)

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丹: dān · cinnabar (native HgS); vermilion (artificial HgS used as pigment)
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眼: yǎn · eye; eyelet, hole, opening
凤: fèng · male phoenix; symbol of joy

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1–4–3 · dan1 feng4 yan3

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noun

eye shape in which the outer corners of the eyes are turned up; upslanting palpebral fissures

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