眨眼

Chinese

		wink	eye
simp. and trad. (眨眼)		眨	眼
alternative forms		䁪眼／𥇢眼

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): zhǎyǎn

  (Zhuyin): ㄓㄚˇ ㄧㄢˇ

• Cantonese

  (Guangzhou–Hong Kong, Jyutping): zaam² ngaan⁵

  (Taishan, Wiktionary): zam² ngan²

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: zhǎyǎn [Phonetic: zháyǎn]
    • Zhuyin: ㄓㄚˇ ㄧㄢˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: jhǎyǎn
    • Wade–Giles: cha³-yen³
    • Yale: jǎ-yǎn
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jaayean
    • Palladius: чжаянь (čžajanʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂä²¹⁴⁻³⁵ jɛn²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: zaam² ngaan⁵
    • Yale: jáam ngáahn
    • Cantonese Pinyin: dzaam² ngaan⁵
    • Guangdong Romanization: zam² ngan⁵
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡saːm³⁵ ŋaːn¹³/
  • (Taishanese, Taicheng)
    • Wiktionary: zam² ngan²
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sam⁵⁵ ᵑɡan⁵⁵/

Adverb

眨眼

1. in a blink

Synonyms

• 瞬間／瞬间 (shùnjiān)

Verb

眨眼

1. to wink; to blink

Synonyms

• 擠眼／挤眼 (jǐyǎn)
• (dialectal) 擠咕／挤咕 (jǐgu)
• (Hakka, Hokkien, Teochew) 𥍉目／𱳅目
• (Hokkien) 攝目／摄目

Derived terms

• 殺人不眨眼／杀人不眨眼 (shārén bù zhǎyǎn)