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打眼

Mandarin · pinyin dǎ yǎn

to drill or bore a hole
to attract attention
conspicuous

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打: dǎ · strike, hit, beat; fight; attack
眼: yǎn · eye; eyelet, hole, opening

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3–3 · da3 yan3

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verb

(archaic) to open the eyes
to drill, punch, or pierce a hole
(cant) to have an oversight and be cheated when buying (an antique)

adj

(dialectal) eye-catching; attracting attention

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