火燒眼眉

简 火烧眼眉 · 繁 火燒眼眉
Cantonese · source Jyutpingfo2 siu1 ngaan5 mei4

Meanings

  1. (Cantonese analogy - figurative meaning) danger is right in front of someone
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Same syllable, six tones

ngaanngaan1—ngaan2—ngaan3—颜ngaan4color眼ngaan5eye雁ngaan6wild goose

Characters whose customary Unihan reading (kCantonese) is this syllable in each tone, chosen as in the tone atlas (2013 standard level, then the number of CC-CEDICT words they form), with CC-Canto 2017's meaning for that reading; a dash means no catalogue character has that reading. Checked syllables (-p, -t, -k) normally carry tones 1, 3 and 6. Character readings, not word readings; no frequency implied.

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CC-Canto includes this pinyin reference: huo3 shao5 yan3 mei2. It does not establish a Mandarin word with the same meaning.

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

fo2 siu1 ngaan5 mei4

Cantonese word readings for 火燒眼眉. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

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Exact source record & identity火燒眼眉 火烧眼眉 [huo3 shao5 yan3 mei2] {fo2 siu1 ngaan5 mei4} /(Cantonese analogy - figurative meaning) danger is right in front of someone/

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