眉頭眼額
Chinese
| brows; forehead | eye | volume; amount; quantity volume; amount; quantity; forehead; quota | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (眉頭眼額) | 眉頭 | 眼 | 額 | |
| simp. (眉头眼额) | 眉头 | 眼 | 额 | |
| Literally: “brows, eyes and forehead”. | ||||
Pronunciation
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: mei4 tau4 ngaan5 ngaak6
- Yale: mèih tàuh ngáahn ngaahk
- Cantonese Pinyin: mei4 tau4 ngaan5 ngaak9
- Guangdong Romanization: méi4 teo4 ngan5 ngag6
- Sinological IPA (key): /mei̯²¹ tʰɐu̯²¹ ŋaːn¹³ ŋaːk̚²/
- (Taishanese, Taicheng)
- Wiktionary: mei3 heu3 ngan2 ngak5
- Sinological IPA (key): /ᵐbei²² heu²² ᵑɡan⁵⁵ ᵑɡak̚³²/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Noun
眉頭眼額
- (Cantonese) facial expressions (as an indication of the person's mood)
See also
- 眉眼高低