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明眸皓齒

简明眸皓齿 · 繁明眸皓齒

Mandarin · pinyin míng móu hào chǐ

to have bright eyes and white teeth

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明: míng · bright, light, brilliant; clear
眸: móu · pupil of eye; eye
皓: hào · bright, luminous; clear; hoary
齒: Look up this written character
齿: chǐ · teeth; gears, cogs; age; simplified form of the Kangxi radical 211

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2–2–4–3 · ming2 mou2 hao4 chi3

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

ming4 mau4 hou6 ci2

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(idiomatic) to have clear bright eyes and gleaming white teeth (describing a beauty)

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