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楞子眼

Mandarin · pinyin lèng zi yǎn

(dialect) vacant look of a drunk or imbecile

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楞: léng · used for Ceylon in Buddhist texts
子: zǐ · offspring, child; fruit, seed of; first earthly branch
眼: yǎn · eye; eyelet, hole, opening

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4–5–3 · leng4 zi5 yan3

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