目尾

Chinese

eye; item; section
eye; item; section; list; catalogue; table of contents; (taxonomy) order; goal; name; title
 
tail
simp. and trad.
(目尾)

Pronunciation


Noun

目尾

  1. (Hainanese, Leizhou Min, Eastern Min, Xiamen, Zhangzhou and Taiwanese Hokkien, anatomy) lateral canthus; outer corner of the eye
  2. (Mainland China and Singapore Hokkien, Puxian Min, anatomy) canthus; corner of the eye
  3. (Taiwanese Hokkien) remaining light from the corner of the eye; skewed vision
  4. (Taiwanese Hokkien) hint given with the eyes; meaningful glance

Synonyms

  • (outer corner of the eye): 眼尾 (yǎnwěi), 外眥外眦, 外眼角, 小眼角; (Eastern Min) 目珠尾
  • (corner of the eye): 眼角 (yǎnjiǎo); (Sichuan) 眼睛角角; (Xiang) 眼睛角; (Jiangkou Puxian Min) 目角
  • (meaningful glance): 眼色 (yǎnsè)

Derived terms

References

  • 李如龙 [Li, Ru-long], 刘福铸 [Liu, Fu-zhu], 吴华英 [Wu, Hua-ying], 黄国城 [Huang, Guo-cheng] (2019) “1027 眼角儿”, in 莆仙方言调查报告 [Investigation Report on Puxian Dialect] (overall work in Mandarin and Puxian Min), Xiamen University Press, →ISBN, page 392.