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頭昏眼暗

简头昏眼暗 · 繁頭昏眼暗

Mandarin · pinyin tóu hūn yǎn àn

head spinning and eyes dark (idiom); dizzy
fainting
vertigo

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頭: tóu · head; top; chief, first; boss
昏: hūn · dusk, nightfall, twilight, dark
眼: yǎn · eye; eyelet, hole, opening
暗: àn · dark; obscure; in secret, covert
头: tóu · head; top; chief, first; boss

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2–1–3–4 · tou2 hun1 yan3 an4

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tau4 fan1 ngaan5 am3

Cantonese word readings for 頭昏眼暗. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

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