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四眼田雞

简四眼田鸡 · 繁四眼田雞

Mandarin · pinyin sì yǎn tián jī

four-eyes (facetious term for a person who wears glasses)

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四: sì · four
眼: yǎn · eye; eyelet, hole, opening
田: tián · field, arable land, cultivated
雞: jī · chickens; domestic fowl
鸡: jī · chicken

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4–3–2–1 · si4 yan3 tian2 ji1

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sei3 ngaan5 tin4 gai1

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noun

(figurative, colloquial, humorous or derogatory) bespectacled person; someone who wears glasses, especially a young person; four-eyes

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