電眼
Chinese
| electric; electricity; electrical | eye | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (電眼) | 電 | 眼 | |
| simp. (电眼) | 电 | 眼 | |
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: diànyǎn
- Zhuyin: ㄉㄧㄢˋ ㄧㄢˇ
- Tongyong Pinyin: diànyǎn
- Wade–Giles: tien4-yen3
- Yale: dyàn-yǎn
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: diannyean
- Palladius: дяньянь (djanʹjanʹ)
- Sinological IPA (key): /ti̯ɛn⁵¹ jɛn²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: din6 ngaan5
- Yale: dihn ngáahn
- Cantonese Pinyin: din6 ngaan5
- Guangdong Romanization: din6 ngan5
- Sinological IPA (key): /tiːn²² ŋaːn¹³/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Southern Min
- (Hokkien)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: tiān-gán
- Tâi-lô: tiān-gán
- Phofsit Daibuun: diexn'garn
- IPA (Xiamen): /tiɛn²²⁻²¹ ɡan⁵³/
- IPA (Quanzhou): /tiɛn⁴¹⁻²² ɡan⁵⁵⁴/
- IPA (Zhangzhou): /tiɛn²²⁻²¹ ɡan⁵³/
- IPA (Taipei): /tiɛn³³⁻¹¹ ɡan⁵³/
- IPA (Kaohsiung): /tiɛn³³⁻²¹ ɡan⁴¹/
- (Hokkien)
Noun
電眼
- (Malaysian, Singapore and Taiwanese Hokkien, figurative) surveillance camera; CCTV camera; security camera
- electronic eye
- (slang) eyes that give someone an electric spark; beguiling eyes; flirtatious eyes
Synonyms
- (surveillance camera):