眉睫
Chinese
| eyebrow; upper margin | eyelashes | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| simp. and trad. (眉睫) |
眉 | 睫 | |
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: méijié
- Zhuyin: ㄇㄟˊ ㄐㄧㄝˊ
- Tongyong Pinyin: méijié
- Wade–Giles: mei2-chieh2
- Yale: méi-jyé
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: meijye
- Palladius: мэйцзе (mɛjcze)
- Sinological IPA (key): /meɪ̯³⁵ t͡ɕi̯ɛ³⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: mei4 zit6
- Yale: mèih jiht
- Cantonese Pinyin: mei4 dzit9
- Guangdong Romanization: méi4 jid6
- Sinological IPA (key): /mei̯²¹ t͡siːt̚²/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou, Xiamen)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: bî-chiap
- Tâi-lô: bî-tsiap
- Phofsit Daibuun: biciab
- IPA (Xiamen): /bi²⁴⁻²² t͡siap̚³²/
- IPA (Quanzhou): /bi²⁴⁻²² t͡siap̚⁵/
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Zhangzhou)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: bî-chiat
- Tâi-lô: bî-tsiat
- Phofsit Daibuun: biciad
- IPA (Xiamen): /bi²⁴⁻²² t͡siɛt̚³²/
- IPA (Zhangzhou): /bi¹³⁻²² t͡siɛt̚³²/
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou, Xiamen)
Noun
眉睫
- (literary) (as close to the eyes as) the eyebrows and eyelashes
- (figurative) right before one's eyes; nearby place; urgency
Derived terms
- 看人眉睫
- 眉睫之內 / 眉睫之内
- 眉睫之利
- 眉睫之禍 / 眉睫之祸
- 近在眉睫
- 迫在眉睫 (pòzàiméijié)
- 迫於眉睫 / 迫于眉睫