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目挑心招

Mandarin · pinyin mù tiǎo xīn zhāo

the eye incites, the heart invites (idiom); flirtatious
making eyes at sb

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目: mù · eye; look, see; division, topic; Kangxi radical 109
挑: tiāo · a load carried on the shoulders; to carry
心: xīn · heart; mind, intelligence; soul; 5th lunar mansion, determinative star α Scorpii (Antares)
招: zhāo · beckon, summon; recruit, levy

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4–3–1–1 · mu4 tiao3 xin1 zhao1

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muk6 tiu1 sam1 ziu1

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