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眉眼傳情

简眉眼传情 · 繁眉眼傳情

Mandarin · pinyin méi yǎn chuán qíng

to give the eye to
to make eyes at

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眉: méi · eyebrows; upper margin of book
眼: yǎn · eye; eyelet, hole, opening
傳: chuán · summon; propagate, transmit
情: qíng · feeling, sentiment, emotion
传: chuán · summon; propagate, transmit

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2–3–2–2 · mei2 yan3 chuan2 qing2

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mei4 ngaan5 cyun4 cing4

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