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擠眉弄眼

简挤眉弄眼 · 繁擠眉弄眼

Mandarin · pinyin jǐ méi nòng yǎn

to make eyes
to wink

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眉: méi · eyebrows; upper margin of book
弄: nòng · do, play or fiddle with; alley
眼: yǎn · eye; eyelet, hole, opening
挤: jǐ · crowd, squeeze, push against

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3–2–4–3 · ji3 mei2 nong4 yan3

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

zai1 mei4 lung6 ngaan5

Cantonese word readings for 擠眉弄眼. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

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